FW: Skype ... Don't recall where I found this on the web but I came across it a couple months ago when our security manager was looking at blocking/shaping Skype....NBAR configuration to drop Skype packets ... we can also use ip nbar port-map command to look for the protocol or protocol name, using a port number or numbers other than the well-known Internet Assigned Numbers Authority -assigned) port numbers. ... (Pen-Test)
Re: using Skype, hosted voip, etc. in SMB ... > Skype (and more particularly Skype security),... > Rstack.org's were the first to "crack" the protocol,... Just to give credit where credit is due. ... (Security-Basics)
Re: Voice messenger for Ubuntu 7.04 ...Skype uses a proprietary protocol and this means ... that the only client that can use the skype voip protocol is a skype ... uses SIP, is a proprietary client but unlike skype, if you use sjphone... (Ubuntu)
Re: Skype under Fedora-10 ...Skype no more forces other to use it than ham radio or Twitter, it's an additional channel to reach me, not in any way exclusive. ...cost using Skype was easily less than 25% of what it would have cost me ...standard SIP protocol.... A proprietary protocol is not needed to offer paid ... (Fedora)
Re: Well I did it ... New versions of my free OS's take a max. of 30 mins to install, and I also have Skype, Google toolbar, ITunes etc. ...MEPIS Linux... (uk.people.silversurfers)