Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Re: Nat traversal

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Le dimanche 22 janvier 2006 à 10:19 -0500, Allan a écrit :
> Damien,
> 
> I'm more confused than ever.  As I said in an earlier message FreeWorldDialup 
> (FWD) provides a callme feature on its website which allows me to place a 
> call from FWD to my home machine.  My setup is as follows: I am behind a 
> wireless modem/router/firewall where I have configured the firewall to 
> forward the recommended ports to my machine's local address.  I fired up the 
> druid which reported that I am behind a symmetric NAT.
> 
> Test 1.  I edited my NAT Traversal Method (NTM) setting and set it to none.  
> FWD successfully placed a call to my machine.
>
> 
> Test 2.  I set the NTM to Stun.  Ekiga tested my NAT and accepted STUN as an 
> appropriate method.  FWD placed a call to my machine which was answered but 
> with no audio.  When I changed the stun server to FWD's the call was 
> successfully completed.
> 
> Test 3. I set the NTZM to IP translation.  Once again FWD successfully placed 
> the call.
> 
> In view of all of the above, I don't understand your last comment about 
> symmetric NAT.  It seems to me that the configuration druid and the manual 
> setting of the NTM do not coincide i.e. that the druid is giving the wrong 
> response leading me to believe that Ekiga will not work whereas in fact it 
> seems to.
> 

I don't believe so.

> I am equally puzzled by a statement you made in response to another person.  
> Here is your statement:
> 
> "One unique STUN server is enough for all accounts. Using several STUN servers 
> doesn't really make sense.
> 
> You can use several accounts, that works."
> 
> My experience shows that to receive calls from FWD I must use their STUN 
> server.  Could you please clarify.
> 

That's technically impossible. A STUN server is a STUN server, it
doesn't depend on the destination that you will call, it will just open
holes in your NAT router.

> By the way, FWD does not allow calling to other accounts i.e. an FWD user 
> cannot call me at my ekiga.net address UNLESS FWD has entered into an 
> agreement with the other group.  Would you consider approaching FWD to enter 
> such an agreement.  Might help in spreading the popularity of Ekiga.
> 

Yes, I will do it once 2.00 has been released.

> Allan
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