Skype and Routesentry

[mo0069]

Hi All

I've recently installed win7 and the new skype, however i've noticed that all skype calls goes out of the international connection even if the user is definitly local, if i do a traceroute to the user it goes out the local connection but skype still uses the international,
i could be mistakened but im pretty sure it never use to do this under WinXP?

has anybody else experianced this or prehaps have a solution

thanks

 

[Smooth Criminal]

A tracert to the user's IP would obviously be a local route. But all Skype users connect to a central international server, and therefore use international bandwidth. I'm open to correction, but that's my understanding of it.

 

[mo0069]

i hear what you saying, but it creates a direct tcp/udp session to the users ip address, this can be seen by doing a netstat
if it connected to a international central server, then that hostname or ip would be showing, and not the local persons ip/hostname

unless im horribly wrong lol

 

[czc]

IIRC. skype needs international to start of the call.

 

[jaarik]

local skype!

No, tonight using telkom local long after being capped on intl i was astonished to see that skype worked 100%. no intl required. i was TALKING for a long time. on titracker confirmed it was not using any blended bandwidth. very cool!

 

[czc]

Not for me. Some international bandwidth must have leaked through to connect you to the international server.

 

[jaarik]

Somebody else confirm if it's possible on your side? I am Skyping local.