[asterisk-users] Setting up skype

[Julian Lyndon-Smith]

Ok. So I bought 2x skpye channels. Doesn't that mean I have 2xg729 as well ?

If so, why do I have the problem ? And would this affect local
channels as well ?

Julian

2009/12/6 Kevin P. Fleming <kpfleming at digium.com>:
> Julian Lyndon-Smith wrote:
>
>> external => ddi => dial(skype)
>>
>> and got a load of static with
>>
>>  WARNING[15328]: channel.c:3098 set_format: Unable to find a codec
>> translation path from 0x100 (g729) to 0x8 (alaw)
>>
>> on the console.
>>
>> Fired up a sip client, made the same call, and all was ok.
>>
>> Any clues ?
>
> The clues are in the documentation; SkypeIn and SkypeOut use G.729 for
> nearly all calls, so handling calls via those paths requires a G.729
> transcoder on the system if the target of the call will not also be
> using G.729. This is why the Skype For Asterisk license includes
> licenses for Digium's G.729 software transcoder as well.
>
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