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To call any contact from the address book, double-click this contact with the mouse. The call will be
directly initiated.
7.1.6 For More Information
The official home page of Ekiga is
frequently asked questions as well as a more detailed documentation.
For information about the support of the H323 teleconferencing protocol in Linux, see
www.openh323.org/
for projects supporting VoIP.
To set up a private telephone network, you might be interested in the PBX software
www.asterisk.org/). For more information about this project, see
Asterisk
7.2 Using Voice over IP with Linphone
Linphone is a small Web phone application for your Linux desktop. It allows you to make two-party
calls over the Internet. There is no need for special hardware items: a standard workstation with a
properly configured sound card, microphone, and speakers or headphones is all you need to get
started with Linphone.
7.2.1 Configuring Linphone
Before you start using Linphone there are some basic decisions to make and some configuration
tasks to complete. First, determine and configure the run mode of Linphone, determine the
connection type to use, then start the Linphone configuration (Go > Preferences) to make the
necessary adjustments.
Determining the Run Mode of Linphone
Linphone can be run in two different modes, depending on the type of desktop you run and on its
configuration.
Normal Application
GNOME Panel Applet
Determining the Connection Type
There are several different ways to make a call in Linphone. How you make a call and how you
reach the other party is determined by the way you are connected to the network or the Internet.
160 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 GNOME User Guide
(http://www.openh323.org/).This is also a good starting point when searching
(http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk).
After the Linphone software has been installed, it can be started via the GNOME and KDE
application menus or via the command line. When Linphone is not running, incoming calls
cannot be received.
Linphone can be added to the GNOME panel. Right-click an empty area in the panel, select
Add to Panel, and select Linphone. Linphone is then permanently added to the panel and
automatically started on login. As long as you do not receive any incoming calls, it runs in the
background. As soon as you get an incoming call, the main window opens and you can receive
the call. To open the main window to call someone, just click the applet icon.
http://www.ekiga.org/
(http://www.ekiga.org/). This site offers
http://
Asterisk (http://
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-
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