[Cialug] video conference/videophone

[Stuart Thiessen]

As a current videophone user (I rely on it to access Video Relay 
Service and communicate with my Deaf friends and customers in American 
Sign Language), I personally prefer the use of standalone video devices 
like the DLink 1000 with a TV. The primary reason is security. I don't 
have to worry as much that someone can use the VP device to access our 
network.  We currently have set up our network so that the VP is in the 
DMZ. We have experimented with the use of port forwarding too.

I will be getting an Ojo phone to test sometime this Spring. I am 
curious to see how it will works.

Deaf people also have the option of using a Sorenson VP-100 or VP-200. 
Those work similarly to the DLink DVC-1000, but are not available for 
general use.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Stuart Thiessen

On Mar 8, 2007, at 11:53, Nathan C. Smith wrote:

> Try voip-info.org under soft phones.
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=VOIP+Phones
>
> I think you will be frustrated by the selection that fit your criteria.
>
> -Nate
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: James Shoemaker [mailto:james at dhlake.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:46 AM
>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
>> Subject: [Cialug] video conference/videophone
>>
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>>   Looking for a videoconference/videophone solution that
>> works well with
>> both windows and linux clients with most/all of the clients behind NAT
>> routers.  The best solution wouldn't include modifying rules on the
>> firewall and tunneling somehow.  Have settled to tunneling
>> the firewalls
>> on the windows machines with putty if required, but would prefer
>> something simpler if possible.  The windows users are completely
>> non-technical so it will need to be a double-click on a shortcut thing
>> for them.
>>
>> James
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