Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] GM and wireless

[Claudio Ochoa <cochoa fi upm es>]

Damien Sandras wrote:
> > I am running GM 1.2.1 in a FC4 pc with kernel 2.6.12-1.1387_FC4. This pc
> > (a desktop one) has a Netgear WC311 usb wifi network card, with a
> > ndiswrapper 1.2.0 driver.
> > The wifi works ok with all apps, and GM works ok when not working on
> > wireless (and with a fixed ip assigned).
> > When mixing the two (gm & wifi), I assign in the router a fixed ip
> > address for this pc, and forward all packets to port 1720 to the port
> > 1720 on this fixed ip. I also run GM's druid and configure thru it the
> > NAT support. Then I have no problems calling the robot at
> > h323.voxgratia.org. But when somebody calls me (by calling the router),
> > I can see its video and hear it for a few seconds, but then the wifi
> > driver goes nuts, it loses route information ($route just freezes),and
> > I am no longer able to make wifi work without restarting the pc (ifdown
> > and ifup simply freeze).
> >
> > This could be either
> > - a problem with the wifi driver (in that case I would like to know of
> > other usb card that works well with FC and GM, and I will buy it)
> > - a problem with my setting of NAT, in that case I will appreciate any
> > help :)
>
>
> If it works for a few seconds and if you have no problem with the robot,
> then I think it is not a NAT problem. I think you forward only port 1720,
> and what is the result of the NAT test? CONE NAT?

Yes, Cone NAT.


> If so, then the problem is on the WIFI driver side and I suggest you to :
> - try without video and see if it works (perhaps too much upload puzzles
> the driver)

Yes, this work... but the wifi card is a g one, and router is also g, 
meaning that they should handle 54Mbs, so this problem must be 
driver-specific right?
Has anyone successfully tried a usb wifi card with FC and GM? I would 
like to know both the brand and driver used in that case.

Thanks!