| Edmond Rodriguez on 11 May 2011 21:24:43 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Future of Skype on Linux? |
I know they use supernodes to keep track of all the users, so that end user machines may be used to help keep track of everyone logged on. But I did no think they relayed voice or video traffic over another's machine. Most of it is P2P. When a relay for voice traffic is used, are you saying it goes through an end user machine and not one of their own servers? I was not aware of that. On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 9:46 PM, brent timothy saner <brent.saner@gmail.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 05/11/11 15:30, Claude M. Schrader wrote: >> On 14:02 Tue 10 May , brent timothy saner wrote: >> >>> It's choppy because ekiga/xmpp+sip/etc. doesn't have the >>> "benefit/advantage" skype actually has of what sort of amounts to using >>> your computer as a router. for others. even if you aren't in a chat. >> >> another reason Skype has caught on instead of SIP, is that it's way easier >> to use behind a router. >> Claude > > Actually, I think you missed my point- they can (and do) route the > traffic of others through your connection, and likewise. > > Ekiga was always capable of NAT traversal as far as I know. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAk3LPAUACgkQ8u2Zh4MtlQrhtQCfeGjClaVL+Mj4SPMo4fOY13Gd > l1UAoKfj0NHzfuYsfa5zey3w0aaeS+FO > =21Qf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug