It is possible for those running linux to communicate with other computers running Microsoft Netmeeting. This can be done by using OhPhone, which is one of the programs from the Open H.323 project (http://www.openh323.org). I used this program a few weeks ago, to participate in the monthly meeting of my department, the UP College of Medicine Medical Informatics unit. I am studying for my MSc here in the UK, and needed to be able to voice conference with my co-faculty back there in the Philippines. By installing OhPhone on my Mandrake 7.2 system, I could be contacted via Netmeeting 3.0 running on my colleague's computer. The sound quality was quite good, comparable to a long distance call. They could also send video, but the additional bandwidth impacted unfavorably on voice quality. For those running a linux gateway using IP masquerade (to a DSL line or PPP line or cable modem), there is an ipmasq module that allows H.323 connections to be masqueraded. This allows people using H.323 teleconferencing software (like netmeeting) to be able to connect through your linux firewall/gateway. You can find the module source code at the URL below. http://www.coritel.it/projects/sofia/nat.html Cito _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
