can't join own meetings

[tmuehlhoff]

When joining scheduled Exchange meetings ("Join scheduled conference...") the dialogs which actually asks you to really join the audio only appears if someone ELSE also has called into the meeting (or you youself using the phone bridge!). This makes quite sense until it's your own meeting. Even though you'll be eventually be able to join the meeting (eg. when someone else calls in) - it's kind of stupid to not be able to call in yourself.

Also, as long as no one calls in there will be no notification (no reaction, not even somehing like "waiting"-dialog). Possibly after a while the process times out even and stops the joining attempts even. But I'm not sure about that. If that's the case this would be additionally bad.

/Tomas

eddtomu@elx734191pf:~/sitehome/VNF/to_ericoll$ dpkg --list | grep -e sipe -e pidgin -e farstream
rc  freerdp-sipe                                                1.1.0~git20150628.1.084b365+dfsg-0+sipe~177~ubuntu14.04.1         amd64        RDP client for Windows Terminal Services (X11 client)
ii  gir1.2-farstream-0.2-sipe                                   0.2.8+sipe+collab-1+201605260749~ubuntu14.04.1                    amd64        Audio/Video communications framework: GObject-Introspection
ii  gstreamer1.4-nice:amd64                                     0.1.14~sipe-0+201605181250~ubuntu14.04.1                          amd64        ICE library (GStreamer plugin)
rc  libfarstream-0.1-0:amd64                                    0.1.2-1ubuntu3                                                    amd64        Audio/Video communications framework: core library
rc  libfarstream-0.2-2:amd64                                    0.2.3-1ubuntu2                                                    amd64        Audio/Video communications framework: core library
rc  libfarstream-0.2-2-sipe:amd64                               0.2.7~sipe+collab-0.2991+201602270832~ubuntu14.04.1               amd64        Audio/Video communications framework: core library
ii  libfarstream-0.2-5-sipe:amd64                               0.2.8+sipe+collab-1+201605260749~ubuntu14.04.1                    amd64        Audio/Video communications framework: core library
ii  libfarstream-0.2-sipe-dbg:amd64                             0.2.8+sipe+collab-1+201605260749~ubuntu14.04.1                    amd64        Audio/Video communications framework: debugging symbols
ii  libfarstream-0.2-sipe-dev                                   0.2.8+sipe+collab-1+201605260749~ubuntu14.04.1                    amd64        Audio/Video communications framework: development files
ii  libfarstream-0.2-sipe-doc                                   0.2.8+sipe+collab-1+201605260749~ubuntu14.04.1                    all          Audio/Video communications framework: documentation
ii  libnice10:amd64                                             0.1.14~sipe-0+201605181250~ubuntu14.04.1                          amd64        ICE library (shared library)
rc  libtelepathy-farstream3:amd64                               0.6.1-0ubuntu1                                                    amd64        Glue library between telepathy and farstream
ii  pidgin                                                      1:3.0.0~collab-1+201605271602~ubuntu14.04.1                       amd64        graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X
ii  pidgin-data                                                 1:3.0.0~collab-1+201605271602~ubuntu14.04.1                       all          multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files
ii  pidgin-dbg                                                  1:3.0.0~collab-1+201605271602~ubuntu14.04.1                       amd64        Debugging symbols for Pidgin
ii  pidgin-gnome-keyring                                        2.0~trusty-1                                                      amd64        integrates pidgin (and libpurple) with the system keyring
ii  pidgin-sipe                                                 1.21.1+sipe-0+201605300546~ubuntu14.04.1                          amd64        Pidgin plugin for MS Office Communicator and MS Lync
ii  pidgin-sipe-dbg                                             1.21.1+sipe-0+201605300546~ubuntu14.04.1                          amd64        Pidgin plugin for MS Office Communicator and MS Lync (debug symbols)
ii  remmina                                                     1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     amd64        remote desktop client for GNOME desktop environment
ii  remmina-common                                              1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     all          common files for remmina remote desktop client
ii  remmina-dbg                                                 1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     amd64        remote desktop client - debug pakcage
ii  remmina-plugin-gnome                                        1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     amd64        GNOME plugin for remmina remote desktop client
ii  remmina-plugin-nx                                           1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     amd64        NX plugin for remmina remote desktop client
ii  remmina-plugin-rdp                                          1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     amd64        RDP plugin for remmina remote desktop client
ii  remmina-plugin-telepathy                                    1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     amd64        Telepathy plugin for remmina remote desktop client
ii  remmina-plugin-vnc                                          1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     amd64        VNC plugin for remmina remote desktop client
ii  remmina-plugin-xdmcp                                        1.2.0~rcgit+sipe-0+201605300539~ubuntu14.04.1                     amd64        XDMCP plugin for remmina remote desktop client
eddtomu@elx734191pf:~/sitehome/VNF/to_ericoll$ `

[xhaakon]

@tmuehlhoff Doesn't clicking on Conversation > More > Join conference call in Conversation menu after the meeting's chat window appears do what you want?

Initially, there won't be any popup notification to join the audio, because there is no ongoing call to join. If you want to add an audio session, you have to initiate it through the menu.

Also if your call accidentally drops, you can rejoin using the same menu option, without resorting to leaving/re-entering the whole meeting.

[tmuehlhoff]

You're so right. Obviouly a meeting is not always an audio meeting. a "Chat #N" tab opens, and I havent seens it, since I didn't plan to use IM.

[xhaakon]

Yes, the chat tab and Conversation menu is the way to go. I think we can close this issue.