Re: [Ekiga-list] Video conference with more than 2 parties

[Carola y Pablo <stuckybyler2 yahoo es>]

Regarding the suggestion of using Empathy, I have been unable to get
Empathy to work for voice or video with GoogleTalk; for me it has only
worked for IM.  I suppose it is a settings or codecs problem, but I have
not been able to find the solution.  
Paul  

El mar, 25-10-2011 a las 23:21 -0400, Nikolai Cassanova escribió:
> How about trying empathy client for linux which is open source or
> google talk.  In terms of empathy client its a multiple im client for
> different protocols and also has sip capabilities.  It also has other
> features.
> 
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Stuart Gathman <stuart gathman org>
> wrote:
>         On 10/25/2011 10:16 AM, Georg Umgiesser wrote:
>         > I am trying to find out the suitability of Ekiga for my
>         needs. I work
>         > in a research institution of about 200 researchers scattered
>         in Italy
>         > between 7 different locations. Meetings to be held are
>         costly, because
>         > these locations are up to 700 km apart.
>         >
>         > It would be nice to have a possibility to set up a video
>         conferencing
>         > tool between our institutes. However, it must be possible to
>         connect
>         > more than two partners. Is this possible in Ekiga? How does
>         it work?
>         > In the video, how can I switch between the various partners?
>         
>         It's not the application, it's the protocol.
>         
>         I don't think Ekiga supports this.  However, other VOIP video
>         clients
>         probably do.  Also, this could be done by a server.  Those
>         clients and
>         services are probably not free as in beer.  However, by
>         sticking with
>         the open and documented VOIP protocol, you leave your options
>         open for
>         the future.  Check out Mac VOIP offerings.
>         
>         Another piece of advice for your scenario: set up a VPN
>         between your 7
>         locations.  This greatly simplifies VOIP configuration, since
>         you avoid
>         NAT issues, and your conversations are automatically kept
>         private as a
>         bonus.  (IP6 also avoids NAT issues, but not all clients
>         support it.)
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> 
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> Nikolai Gauntlet Cassanova
> 
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> 
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