Yes, it looks like a gift from Microsoft. If the network is blocked the skype client can start pulse 5042 0.0 0.6 296340 6536 ? S<l 10:15 0:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --system=true --daemonize=true --log-level=info --log-target=sys root 5224 0.0 1.2 114444 13124 pts/0 S 10:25 0:00 /usr/bin/Xvfb :101 -ac -nolisten tcp -screen 0 640x480x8 root 5230 2.3 11.8 432300 120204 pts/0 Sl 10:25 0:38 /usr/local/freeswitch/skypopen/skype-clients-symlinks-dir/skype101 --dbpath=/usr/loc root 5382 1.3 5.8 885068 59076 ? S<l 10:29 0:19 freeswitch -nc root 5715 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 10:40 0:00 [kworker/0:0] root 5864 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 10:45 0:00 [kworker/0:1] root 6009 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? R 10:51 0:00 [kworker/0:2] root 6057 0.0 0.3 151072 3732 pts/0 R+ 10:52 0:00 ps -aux However, after network unblocking it can't register and simply hear on the local interface netstat -anp | grep skype udp 0 0 127.0.0.1:34693 0.0.0.0:* 5230/skype101 So mod_skypopen can't be loaded 2017-11-18 10:50:20.498691 [DEBUG] skypopen_protocol.c:220 [1.6.19+git~20171019T182535Z~f51b5d2dce~64bit ] [DEBUG_SKYPE 220 ][skype101 ][IDLE,IDLE] If I don't connect immediately, please give the Skype client authorization to be connected by Skypopen (and to not ask you again) 2017-11-18 10:50:21.498715 [DEBUG] skypopen_protocol.c:1767 [1.6.19+git~20171019T182535Z~f51b5d2dce~64bit ] [DEBUG_SKYPE 1767 ][skype101 ][IDLE,IDLE] SENDING: |||PROTOCOL 999|||| 2017-11-18 10:50:21.498715 [DEBUG] skypopen_protocol.c:207 [1.6.19+git~20171019T182535Z~f51b5d2dce~64bit ] [DEBUG_SKYPE 207 ][skype101 ][IDLE,IDLE] READING: |||ERROR 68||| 2017-11-18 10:50:21.498715 [DEBUG] skypopen_protocol.c:220 [1.6.19+git~20171019T182535Z~f51b5d2dce~64bit ] [DEBUG_SKYPE 220 ][skype101 ][IDLE,IDLE] If I don't connect immediately, please give the Skype client authorization to be connected by Skypopen (and to not ask you again) 2017-11-18 10:50:22.518673 [DEBUG] skypopen_protocol.c:1767 [1.6.19+git~20171019T182535Z~f51b5d2dce~64bit ] [DEBUG_SKYPE 1767 ][skype101 ][IDLE,IDLE] SENDING: |||PROTOCOL 999|||| 2017-11-18 10:50:22.538674 [DEBUG] skypopen_protocol.c:207 [1.6.19+git~20171019T182535Z~f51b5d2dce~64bit ] [DEBUG_SKYPE 207 ][skype101 ][IDLE,IDLE] READING: |||ERROR 68||| 2017-11-18 10:50:22.538674 [DEBUG] skypopen_protocol.c:220 [1.6.19+git~20171019T182535Z~f51b5d2dce~64bit ] [DEBUG_SKYPE 220 ][skype101 ][IDLE,IDLE] If I don't connect immediately, please give the Skype client authorization to be connected by Skypopen (and to not ask you again) 2017-11-18 10:50:23.538681 [ERR] mod_skypopen.c:1838 [1.6.19+git~20171019T182535Z~f51b5d2dce~64bit ] [ERRORA 1838 ][skype101 ][IDLE,IDLE] The Skype client to which we are connected FAILED to gave us CURRENTUSERHANDLE=xenia.obolenskaya, interface_id=1 FAILED to start. No Skype client logged in as 'xenia.obolenskaya' has been found. Please (re)launch a Skype client logged in as 'xenia.obolenskaya'. Skypopen exiting now Shame and disgrace to Microsoft! Regards, Xenia Obolenskaya