Table of Contents
Advertisement
GNOME Panel Applet
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.
8.1.2 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.
Linphone uses the session initiation protocol (SIP) to establish a connection with a re-
mote host. In SIP, each party is identified by a SIP URL:
sip:username@hostname
username is your login on your Linux machine and hostname the name of the
computer you are using. If you use a SIP provider, the URL would look like the follow-
ing example:
sip:username@sipserver
username is the username chosen when registering at a SIP server. sipserver is
the address of the SIP server or your SIP provider. For details on the registration proce-
dure, refer to
provider's registration documentation. For a list of providers suitable for your purpose,
check the Web pages mentioned in
The URL to use is determined by the type of connection you choose. If you chose to
call another party directly without any further routing by a SIP provider, you would
enter a URL of the first type. If you chose to call another party via a SIP server, you
would enter a URL of the second type.
Calling in the Same Network
If you intend to call a friend or coworker belonging to the same network, you just need
the correct username and hostname to create a valid SIP URL. The same applies if this
156
KDE User Guide
Section 8.1.5, "Configuring the SIP Options"
Section 8.8, "For More Information"
(page 158) and check the
(page 165).
Advertisement
Table of Contents
