Hey Larry, See my comments below: On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > Thanks Lisa, > > I had looked at most of those references, but your link: > > http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/issues/detail?id=785&q=tunneling&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Milestone%20Owner%20Component%20Summary > to Issue 785 (and specifically comment 12) seems the most definitive > answer. It also contains a link to a purported workaround: > http://sourceforge.net/p/rtmp2rtmpt/home/ which I cannot try as I am now > at home (where the port is not blocked). > > I can't get this R5U870 webcam to work right with Flash anyway. It works > fine with Cheese, but ... > Do you have the right drivers? http://www.arakhne.org/ricoh/index.html > > Anyway, Thanks again. > > > On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >> Hi Larry, >> >> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: >> >>> AZloco has set up a BigBlueButton ( http://bigbluebutton.org/ ) server ( >>> http://azlocobbb.banditti.com/ ). >> >> >> Kewl toyz! >> >> >>> When we try to use it from a browser in linux at locations like ASU, UAT >>> where they block some traffic, we sometimes get disconnected or worse. >>> However, when we do the same thing from a browser in Windows (e.g. Firefox >>> in both OSes), everything works fine. I found this: >>> >>> What ports must be open for external users to connect to BigBluebutton? >>>> >>>> These ports are 80 (HTTP), 9123 (Desktop Sharing), and 1935 (RTMP). >>>> These ports are all TCP ports. >>>> Does BigBlueButon support tunneling? >>>> >>>> Yes. If a remote user is unable to connect to port 1935, which typically >>>> occurs when a remote user's corporate firewall blocks external access to all >>>> other ports except port 80, then their BigBlueButton client will fail to >>>> connect to port 1935 and, after about ten seconds, fall back to tunneling >>>> through port 80. >>>> >>> on >>> http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_ports_must_be_open_for_external_users_to_connect_to_BigBlue >>> >>> so it would seem the "client" falling back to tunneling through port 80 >>> happens from windows but not from Linux. Maybe I am misreading this, but >>> can anyone enlighten me and/or provide a solution? >>> >> There are various issues with BigBlueButton API, flash and connecting via >> port 80 tunnels that are handled differently from windows, mac and linux. >> >> Each must be investigated via case by case basis (or the devil is in the >> details). >> >> The best place to research and troubleshoot this might be: >> >> The BigBlueButton community focuses its support in three mailing lists >> (all hosted by Google Groups). They are: >> >> - bigbluebutton-setup-- Setup, instllation, and configuration questions, such as "How do I >> configure the BigBlueButton client?" >> - bigbluebutton-users-- End user questions, such as "How do I do X with BigBlueButton?" >> - bigbluebutton-dev -- All other questions, such as "How do I integration BigBlueButton with >> application Y?" >> >> The developer mailing list has almost 700 users, so before you post do the >> following: >> >> 1. Scan the FAQ to see if you questions is answered herein >> 2. Search the archives of the associated mailing list -- there's a >> good chance someone might have already asked your question and the ensuing >> discussion might help you as well >> 3. If you think you've found a bug, check the issues databasefirst. >> >> ...end excerpt... >> >> With that said, see: >> >> Issue 785 which refers to flash reconnecting repeatedly under windows: * >> http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/issues/detail?id=785* >> Release Notes: http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/ReleaseNotes >> What version are you running of the API? Many port 80 tunnel issues were >> repaired in the later versions. They recommend to update to 10.10 under >> Ubuntu. >> >> For each issue, you need to report the version of the API, the client OS >> (Ubuntu?) and Firefox version (on the list or groups at Google).... >> >> Use the source young Jedi nights.... >> >>> >>> -- >>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. 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