asterisk users - Feb 2005 - Soft phones that _actually_ work under Linux?

Surely there has to be one soft phone that works under Linux.

I've tried:
kphone - it sometimes complains about the need to release the sound
device
linphone - sssssssslllllllllooooooooowwwwwww
iaxcomm - needs some strange widgets
various others - either only supplied as binaries, or just plain don't
work, or won't compile.

Is there just one out there that is guaranteed to work with adequate
performance with FC2 or FC3.  I don't mind whether its SIP or IAX2 - I
just need it to _work_.

-- 
Howard.
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 07:12:54 +1100, Howard Lowndes <lannet@lannet.com.au>
wrote:
>Surely there has to be one soft phone that works under Linux.
>
>I've tried:
>kphone - it sometimes complains about the need to release the sound
>device
>linphone - sssssssslllllllllooooooooowwwwwww
>iaxcomm - needs some strange widgets
What does it ask for that you can't find?
>various others - either only supplied as binaries, or just plain don't
>work, or won't compile.
>
>Is there just one out there that is guaranteed to work with adequate
>performance with FC2 or FC3.  I don't mind whether its SIP or IAX2 - I
>just need it to _work_.

On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 07:12 +1100, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> Surely there has to be one soft phone that works under Linux.
> 
> I've tried:
> kphone - it sometimes complains about the need to release the sound
> device
> linphone - sssssssslllllllllooooooooowwwwwww
> iaxcomm - needs some strange widgets
> various others - either only supplied as binaries, or just plain don't
> work, or won't compile.
> 
> Is there just one out there that is guaranteed to work with adequate
> performance with FC2 or FC3.  I don't mind whether its SIP or IAX2 - I
> just need it to _work_.
> 
Sounds familiar. For me (FC3) the best option is gnomemeeting, which is
still H323 only though (SIP support is underway). I have it working
with */oh323, and the whole setup is very satisfying, i.e. robust, low
latency, good sound quality.

Still, if you need to register things might get messy, i.e. involving
a gatekeeper and stuff. Since I have an * 'proxy' in my home LAN I
don't need that stuff, cause I can set up the dial plan as needed.

Regards, Bruno.