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Help With Ekiga

Post by morayman »

I downloaded Ekiga and paid $15 to make calls to phones and cell phones,but I have no idea how to set it up or work it! I can't find anything out about how to work it on any place I've looked either.I need someone to tell me how to get this set up or a tutorial on how to get it going.I have set up Skype and had it working successfully,but that was easier than this.Thanks in advance,morayman.................
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Re: Help With Ekiga

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[Edit] your original post and add [SOLVED] once your question is resolved.

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Re: Help With Ekiga

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I'm sorry remoulder but I can't find any useful answers there .Most of what I saw was pure geek speak for someone with a lot more knowledge than I possess .I need some simpler answer that I can understand and apply,but thanks! Anyone else?? morayman.................
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Re: Help With Ekiga

Post by morayman »

Can't any one help me with this? I'm sure I'm not the only one that has tried to use this.It seems like a good software,but very hard to set-up.Help! morayman............
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Re: Help With Ekiga

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I wrote this several years ago - I hope that it may be of assistance to you:

Open Ekiga, click on Edit and then Configuration Druid

Page 1 click Forward
Page 2 enter your first and family name – the click Forward
Page 3 enter your chosen username and password – then click Forward
Page 4 Connection type = Keep current settings
Page 5 click on Detect NAT Type – change in Protocols accordingly
Page 6 Please choose your audio manager = ALSA
Page 7 Please choose audio output device = Default
Please choose audio input device = Default
Page 8 Please choose your video manager = V4L
Page 9 Please choose the video input device = Logitech QuickCam 9000
Page 10 Is a summary sheet - click on Apply

Click on Edit and then Preferences

General

Personal Data Your name
General Settings Tick Video Display
Call Options Leave unticked
Sound Events Leave as it is – Alternative Output Device = Default

Protocols

Network Settings Network interface = eth0 or wi-fi
NAT settings – NAT traversal Method = IP Translation
STUN Server = stun:ekiga.net

SIP Settings Leave blank
DTMF = RFC2833

Codecs Audio – leave as is
tick Echo Cancellation

Video – tick Enable video support
Bandwidth control in KB/s = 2
Frame rate – set to halfway

Devices Audio – Audio Plugin = ALSA
Output Device = Default
Input Device = Default

Video – Video Plugin = V4L
Input = Logitech QuickCam 9000
Format = Auto
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