RouteSentry with Skype

[raVid]

I hope someone can help me with my problem.

I am starting to use Skype to phone other people in SA to save on telkom costs, and I have RouteSentry running on my computer with two ADSL accounts (a SAIX international and SAIX local), and whenever I phone someone else in SA the call bandwidth gets routed through the International connection instead of the local connection.

Please can one of the many known geniuses here on the forums help me out and tell me how to get the call bandwidth routed through my local account (as I can get this for much cheaper)?

Thanks in advance for the help

 

[ant1b0dy]

I think the problem is that the voice traffic gets routed through Skype's servers (international) no matter who you're calling. I don't think Skype have any local SA servers. You'd need a VOIP app that supports direct connections between PCs for your local bandwidth to be used.

 

[noosh]

I'm sure Skype only connects to its servers to authenticate, and then it proceeds to get a direct connection.

 

[raVid]

I'm sure Skype only connects to its servers to authenticate, and then it proceeds to get a direct connection.

I'm sure this must be so, because it seems to have a very low latency when talking to the other person. International would have a much higher latency.

You'd need a VOIP app that supports direct connections between PCs for your local bandwidth to be used.

Do you have any you would recommend. If I have to I will use another program, however I would much rather use Skype due to its popularity and ease of use. Surely there must be a way to send the bandwidth over the local connection?

 

[Daveogg]

Few basics:

If you are calling a telkom / cell line you will use international bandwidth as the call skype voip/pstn server is in europe.

If you are making a skype to skype call, then skype will if possible make a peer to peer connection and you would therefore use local bandwidth. In order for skype to achieve this you or the person you are calling need an open firewall and port forwarding (if via a router or ICS) accepting in coming connections. If you are both firewalled / natted you will route through a supernode which may well be international. In order to check if you are indeed making p2p connections enable "view technical details" under the tools/options/advanced menu. While in a call hover the mouse over the "avatar" and the calls techincal details will show. Check that relays = 0. If relays = 1 or more then you are not in a p2p call.

Using route sentry add a little complication. I dont currently use it, but when i did i had problems with skype. Obviously skype will log in with your international "circuit". If someone now initiates a call to your skype username, he will be directed to your "international" IP address, once the call is connected i am not too sure how it will be handled. It worked sometimes when i used route sentry, but offten would not.