AirVPN causing one-way audio on qTox and uTox

[Kiruka 0]

I just recently started using AirVPN, and for the most part I like it. It does its job and doesn't really slow down my connection noticeably.

 

However, I've had a few issues come up. One problem was solved by one of the sticky posts here on the forums, but the problem I haven't been able to reliably solve is that ever since I started using AirVPN, uTox (and qTox when I tried it) has only been doing one-way calls. Specifically, the other person can't hear me, although I can hear them just fine. I already made sure that uTox recognizes my audio recording device (did a test and uTox itself hears me just fine in its settings), so I'm pretty sure AirVPN is doing something that uTox doesn't like with some connection. Skype works just fine, but the person I want to talk with doesn't like using Skype since it's a resource hog.

 

Is there a way to make AirVPN ignore what uTox is doing, or some other way of fixing this? I use AirVPN daily, but not for extended periods, so a fix that only works when AirVPN is inactive would be fine too.

 

I should also mention that I don't have access to mess around with the router/modem (it's a single unit) that my internet goes through. It's my roommate's, and he doesn't even know the login information for it. Aside from that, I'll try any methods you all can suggest.

[OpenSourcerer 1441]

Thank you for the opportunity to learn something. Now I know of Tox.

Tox seems to be a P2P protocol. Does it need open ports?

[Kiruka 0]

Thank you for the opportunity to learn something. Now I know of Tox.

Tox seems to be a P2P protocol. Does it need open ports?

 

A response! This makes me happy.

 

I did a quick search, and apparently it needs the ports 33445 (most important), 3389 and 443. This is the source:

https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore/blob/6114bd7f3ef1fda71e45e81f259074cf4f8e58eb/other/bootstrap_daemon/tox-bootstrapd.c#L63

 

I don't know what to do with that information, though.

[zhang888 1066]

These are the guys who lost their domain ownership?

 

Anyway, you don't have to run your own node, there is a list

of nodes you can connect to and then bootstrap. Very similar

to Skype.

 

https://wiki.tox.chat/users/nodes?s[]=nodes

[Kiruka 0]

These are the guys who lost their domain ownership?

 

Anyway, you don't have to run your own node, there is a list

of nodes you can connect to and then bootstrap. Very similar

to Skype.

 

https://wiki.tox.chat/users/nodes?s[]=nodes

 

I was able to add an IP/Port from there to my uTox, but ever since doing that, uTox can't go online at all unless I disable the proxy.