Hello Michael,
I just had both Mom and my brother up as extensions on my Asterisk pbx
using IAX2, the Cubix phone for now, but I downloaded and tried several. I
loke multiple lines, but a clean GUI is better for my family..
Oh yeah, it worked flawlessly :)
I open one port to my server udp/4569 and that was it. I shut the rest
off.
For remote family, IAX2 will be what I use right now.
Anybody see a Video capable version for Windows? The MAC has one, darn it.
Nick
--
Nick Ellson
CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI,
MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+
Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.
On Thu, 7 Sep 2006, Ferguson, Michael wrote:
> Hi "Guys"
>
> I too am trying to do exactly the same thing in being a provider for
family members. My Asterisk server is on a public ip, my home is behind a
Watchguard Firebox, my job is also behind a Firebox. I am using a
combination of Cisco 7960, Linksys 941 and XTEN Softphone. Sometimes it
works and sometimes it does not.
>
> You idea on using a IAX2 softphone appears to be what will solve my
problem.
>
> Thanks very much.... Post more ideas. 'preciate it.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Ellson
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:07 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Softphones IAX vs. SIP, remote
connectivity.
>
>
> Bruce,
>
> I *just* tested the XtremePhone, IAX2 softphone. Other than trying to
figure out how to get it to send proper CallerID to the other phones, it
worked right off, in both directions. Excellent!
>
> Perhaps working the IAX2 angle will be less of a hassle, I will go
looking for one that does video now.
>
> Maybe it's time to buy an IAX2-ATA adaptor and see how well that works
over the net.
>
> Nick
>
> As for the SIP logs, I start Asterisk with -vvvvc already, I did a sip
debug and tried my call from the house to my remote SIP phone. YIKES!!
> Gunna take a bit to understand all that, but I think I did see an
INVITE, and a CANCEL twice in a row and I did not hit the hang-up switch.
So
that might explain why no connection is made, and the called gets my
voice-mail (according to my wife)
>
>
>
> --
> Nick Ellson
> CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI,
> MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+
> Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Sep 2006, Bruce Reeves wrote:
>
> > Nick,
> >
> > I have done what you are talking about as far as being a provider for
family
> > members. I used an IAX softphone mainly to eliminate the need for so
many
> > holes in the firewall. And secondly because the idefisk IAX softphone
> > allowed me to extract the zip version, configure the phone, and zip
> > the
> > folder up and email it to my family members. So for my mom it was
simply
> > unzip the folder and
> >
> > On 9/7/06, Nick Ellson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Bob,
> > >
> > > I will up the logs today, have my phone at work with me. (though
> > > the
Wife
> > > and Kids are not up yet ;)
> > >
> > > Anything specific I should target?
> > >
> > >
> > > Nick
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Nick Ellson
> > > CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI,
> > > MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+
> > > Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 7 Sep 2006, Bob Chiodini wrote:
> > >
> > > > Nick,
> > > >
> > > > Anything helpful in the asterisk or system logs.
> > > >
> > > > Try bumping up the debug and verbose levels see what shows up on
> > > > the
> > > > console.
> > > >
> > > > Weird that it would work inbound and not outbound.
> > > >
> > > > Bob...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 04:48 -0700, Nick Ellson wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hey all,
> > > > >
> > > > > A previous annoyance with not being able to call out to my
> > > > > brother
on
> > > FWD
> > > > > from my Asterisk system had me thinking that since I have my
> > > > > own
PBX,
> > > and
> > > > > that system has it's own 1-to-1 static NAT to the internet, I
should
> > > > > be
> > >
> > > > > able to act as the provider for him or any of my family, and
> > > > > have
them
> > > as
> > > > > local extensions of my PBX, right?
> > > > >
> > > > > So I took my laptop to work (using the X-Lite SIP softphone)
> > > > > and
watch
> > > my
> > > > > ACL logs on my router for any denies to my Asterisk box. As
expected
> > > > > udp/5060, then once that was open, a series of randomish
> > > > > udp/10000+
> > > > > requests. My phone registered, and I tried to call one of the
phones
> > > > > behind a PAP2. Worked first shot, and just as clear and
> > > > > responsive
as
> > > it
> > > > > was when I was home. But, the phones at home could not call me,
they
> > > when
> > > > > to voice mail.
> > > > >
> > > > > I had heard that SIP doesn't survive NAT all that well, and
> > > > > that
IAX
> > > > > native phones do a better job. My question is, given my
> > > > > description
of
> > > how
> > > > > I am set up and what I am trying to accomplish, should I be
> > > > > looking
at
> > > SIP
> > > > > or is IAX a more robust choice? (I was hoping to get video
> > > > > working
as
> > > > > well, h.263 I believe it is).
> > > > >
> > > > > Nick
> > > > >
> > > > >
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