Re: [tlug] Skype performance

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

On 21/01/06, Jim <jep200404@example.com> wrote:

> I've seen Skype work quite well every time talking between East
> Asia and Midwest US, using Knoppix with AMD 1.2GHz Athlon and
> no hard drive.

My wife is currently using Skype on this box:

Linux laurana 2.6.13-gentoo-r3 #1 Fri Oct 21 15:19:36 JST i686
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1400MHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

While I am encoding a video.

So Jim is almost certainly right, the Network is the Problem (apologies to Sun).

-Josh