Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Re: Nat traversal

[Allan <amau sympatico ca>]

On Sunday 22 January 2006 11:21, Damien Sandras wrote:
> 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 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.
>
> Does their STUN server report something else than "Symmetric NAT" in the
> general history while stun.ekiga.net reports "Symmetric NAT" ?

Both report "Symmetric NAT".