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Linux Based IP Videophone

Posted by michael on from the phone-of-the-future-ha-ha-ha dept.

Meltoast writes "As reported in Communications Convergence Magazine, Innomedia has launched the MTA 3368 IP Videophone. It's 4-inch TFT color LCD can deliver video up to 768 kpbs and with a Linux based OS it supports video streaming, gaming, IM, HTTP, SNMP, TFTP, FTP and Telnet."

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  1. accident waiting to happen by D0wnsp0ut · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let me get this straight...it plugs into an IP network, has a browser-accessible administrative interface (ie. it's running a web server) and requires special software to work behind a firewall, which means 99% of the general populace will run it "naked on the net.")

    These phones are going to get cracked in a heartbeat.

    I can see it now "Honey, why is a naked picture of Anna Kournikova set as the screensaver?"

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    "Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither!"
  2. A solution that's ~$1000-$1600 cheaper by Travoltus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Desktop or Laptop:
    RH Linux 8.0
    Gnome Meeting (it does video and audio conferencing)
    Quickcam 3000

    Or a Sharp Zaurus using Zmeeting
    @ http://zsi2.stonekeep.com/index.php?v=d&a=696 (I believe it does video, as well as audio conferencing)

    (Dear Moderators: this ain't a troll, this is about how to do video conferencing while not putting your WALLET on a diet...)

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    --- Grow a pair, liberals... stop letting the Republicans bully you!
  3. firewall problems with NAT by bigmo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My real problem with any kind of teleconferencing over the internet is getting though a NAT firewall. While I may be able to set up my system to take care of it fairly easily, I can't really expect most of my clients to be willing to go to the trouble, even if they are capable of it. Most IT departments at the larger companies I work with don't return calls related to internal firewall issues, even if the call is from an employee. I'd love to hear of solutions to this problem from anyone with experience, as I can see many uses for this in my line of work, assuming it is easy for my clients.

  4. FTP and Telnet? Is this 1985? by shoppa · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Anyone using FTP or Telnet for any password-protected account has been a damn fool for many years. Maybe the implementors left out secure versions like ssh and scp because of export restrictions?