True for some people but not most of us I think... If you run Skype on a machine that's behind a firewall device or a router, and you get a local IP address for your machine like 192.168.1.2, your Skype will not be available to participate in the work of helping other Skypers' traffic get where it's going. I explained this in more depth a while back on this list when I explained the concept of a "Supernode." Most DSL and cable users I've met use a router, or their DSL/cable modems are themselves routers.
To anyone on this list who doesn't understand me when I talk about IP addresses, routers, etc., here's a back-of-the-hand checklist that might help. If you're a "Supernode" according to this checklist, your Skype may sometimes process traffic for other people. If not, it probably won't. You know you're probably NOT a Supernode if 1. You run more than one computer in your house and they can all access the Internet at once through one cable or DSL connection. 2. Your computer doesn't have a network cable connected, and somewhere in your house there's an Internet box with one or two antennae on it. You know you *may* be a Supernode if 1. You meet one of the above, but you or a local computer guru forwarded Skype ports through your router so Skype can still talk more directly to the Internet. 2. You go online by plugging directly into a cable or DSL modem, and you have to run something like WinPoet on your computer to go online. 3. You go online via a USB Internet device like a cell card, and you run special software on your computer to use it. On Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 06:53:44PM +0000, chris hallsworth wrote: *Shut down Skype when you're done chatting The secret sauce that makes Skype possible is "peer-to-peer" technology, which means that every online user of Skype shares the burden of routing, processing, and powering all those voice and video calls. It's a clever idea, and hey---if you've got bandwidth to spare, go ahead and do your part by keeping Skype running in the background, even when you're not chatting. If bandwidth is at a premium, though, consider quitting Skype until you ready to chat again. Kev :-) * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The City Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/the-city-cafe?hl=en. Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To access tutorials and other goodies go to http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this link. http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com -- Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group [email protected] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com In healthy competition, the best battles are not for status, but for excellence; and the battles are not between me and you, but between you and you, and between me and me. (08/15/2009) Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To access tutorials and other goodies go to http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this link. http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com
