Time to Mumble

What it is:
An GPL Open Source, free as in speech and free as in beer, application which supports high quality VOIP for gaming. It works cross plat form (Linux and Windows being the platforms of interest here) and allows us to utilise our own server to host the channel. After it is configured correctly, it will be able to automatically detect when you are speaking and transmit this across the channel, no holding down of buttons required. This provides us with a great alternative to Skype for games like Padman.

Grab the installation files here:
Windows: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mumble/Mumble-1.1.6.exe
Linux: Install via your favourite repository or grab the source and compile http://mumble.sourceforge.net/Main_Page

To connect to the IPX Murmur server use the address: server.ipx.evolvingsoftware.com

It will complain about the lack of an SSL certificate and ask if you trust me. Apparently you have to if you want to use the server; unless some one wants to shell out for an SSL certificate but I don’t see the point.

I’ve setup a temporary test account for you to be able to test connectivity, I’ll remove this account once every one has been setup
User: test
password: testuser

Once you have got it installed and have a connection PM me with a preferred password and I’ll setup an account for you.

I’ll look in to publishing an access page for every one to be able to setup and manage their own accounts but it actually requires some PHP coding from either myself or some one else for it to happen, as all of the examples apparently have security holes, needless to say it may be a little while until I can look in to this. ;-)

Let me know if you have any issues.