Linphone 3.5.2 - Video Phone with Instant Messaging
Posted: Fri 20 Jul 2012, 16:37
http://www.linphone.org
Linphone has video and several other features not found in PSIP including:-
Multiple SIP accounts
Initiating of calls from dialpad
Codec management
Calls to some domains that PSIP can't access
Works on my older hardware when PSIP just freezes
It is available for Windows and some mobile phones so OK for chatting cross-platform to friends not on Puppy, though all SIP softphones should really be able to talk to each other anyway.
I recommend disabling the ultra-wideband Speex 32 codec (at the top of the list).
I am using a no-ip hostname as my public (gateway) IP address. Setting a stun server (eg stun.voipbuster.com) in the third option also works for resolving NAT and firewall.
It will make calls to sip addresses without registering with a sip provider.
Here are a few test sip addresses you can call:-
sip:4444@sip2sip.info (echo test with G722 wideband codec)
sip:904@mouselike.org (various tests - PCMU codec)
sip:4151595@services.sip.is (echo and music tests - PCMA codec)
sip:18882472425@tollfree.alcazarnetworks.com (voice interactive info)
sip:411@qxip.net (ask "SIP Sir" anything)
This is all experimental, feel free to report what works and what doesn't, but I've been using it for a while now and find it OK.
Known issues:-
Wizard button doesn't work in all cases, just a helper for setting up a SIP account, easily done manually so not essential.
Two identical dialog boxes may pop up asking for your SIP account password when you add an account in Preferences. Just fill in one, click "OK", wait a few seconds and the other one disappears. You may wish to experiment with filling in both or clicking "Cancel" on the second one.
I find it best to run with the echo cancellation on.
The VP8 video codec seems the one most prone to crashing Linphone and it is at the top of the priorities list in Preferences. If it gives you grief demote it down the list or disable it. This is one of the nice things about having codec management in the GUI.
DOWNLOAD LINKS
Choose the one you need from the list below.
Add the extra ringtones if you want.
Linphone 3.5.2 Slacko533 .pet
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/3f65ba61
md5sum = a083398f46e385b962dc70d91dd782b0
Linphone-3.5.2-Wary5 .PET
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/35a06f5c
md5sum = 3ca989afc2a1459041fd452c54e48f7a
Linphone-3.5.2-i486-Precise .PET
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/d/7ce10ee7
md5sum = 00202ee928642265c0be3c4eb50b159c
Linphone-3.5.2-slacko14.0 .PET
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/01d4e06a
md5sum = a5ad733d13941809758bf8ba35978cad
Linphone 3.5.2 Wheezy .pet
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-d28f5ae0.html
md5sum = b509b6f584b81d3473812e8688c8f78a
Linphone Ringtones 3.5.2 (Optional) .pet
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/1e74a590
md5sum = 27bd70874057117a3397dd32f5f193df
Linphone has video and several other features not found in PSIP including:-
Multiple SIP accounts
Initiating of calls from dialpad
Codec management
Calls to some domains that PSIP can't access
Works on my older hardware when PSIP just freezes
It is available for Windows and some mobile phones so OK for chatting cross-platform to friends not on Puppy, though all SIP softphones should really be able to talk to each other anyway.
I recommend disabling the ultra-wideband Speex 32 codec (at the top of the list).
I am using a no-ip hostname as my public (gateway) IP address. Setting a stun server (eg stun.voipbuster.com) in the third option also works for resolving NAT and firewall.
It will make calls to sip addresses without registering with a sip provider.
Here are a few test sip addresses you can call:-
sip:4444@sip2sip.info (echo test with G722 wideband codec)
sip:904@mouselike.org (various tests - PCMU codec)
sip:4151595@services.sip.is (echo and music tests - PCMA codec)
sip:18882472425@tollfree.alcazarnetworks.com (voice interactive info)
sip:411@qxip.net (ask "SIP Sir" anything)
This is all experimental, feel free to report what works and what doesn't, but I've been using it for a while now and find it OK.
Known issues:-
Wizard button doesn't work in all cases, just a helper for setting up a SIP account, easily done manually so not essential.
Two identical dialog boxes may pop up asking for your SIP account password when you add an account in Preferences. Just fill in one, click "OK", wait a few seconds and the other one disappears. You may wish to experiment with filling in both or clicking "Cancel" on the second one.
I find it best to run with the echo cancellation on.
The VP8 video codec seems the one most prone to crashing Linphone and it is at the top of the priorities list in Preferences. If it gives you grief demote it down the list or disable it. This is one of the nice things about having codec management in the GUI.
DOWNLOAD LINKS
Choose the one you need from the list below.
Add the extra ringtones if you want.
Linphone 3.5.2 Slacko533 .pet
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/3f65ba61
md5sum = a083398f46e385b962dc70d91dd782b0
Linphone-3.5.2-Wary5 .PET
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/35a06f5c
md5sum = 3ca989afc2a1459041fd452c54e48f7a
Linphone-3.5.2-i486-Precise .PET
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/d/7ce10ee7
md5sum = 00202ee928642265c0be3c4eb50b159c
Linphone-3.5.2-slacko14.0 .PET
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/01d4e06a
md5sum = a5ad733d13941809758bf8ba35978cad
Linphone 3.5.2 Wheezy .pet
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-d28f5ae0.html
md5sum = b509b6f584b81d3473812e8688c8f78a
Linphone Ringtones 3.5.2 (Optional) .pet
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/1e74a590
md5sum = 27bd70874057117a3397dd32f5f193df