Asterisk gets very upset if it can't lookup the host name associated with every IP on the system, normally it would use DNS to do this, but since your Internet connection was down it could not do that. You should look at /etc/hosts on the Asterisk machine and make sure that each IP address of the system is listed and a name associated with it. You may have the change the order of the items in /etc/nsswitch to make sure "file" is consulted before "dns".
Joseph L. Casale wrote: >> The exact question pose I must leave for others to answer. >> >> However, I recently completed a project that overcomes the situation >> you describe. I installed a cellular gateway giving me a wireless >> trunk. If I lose IP connectivity I can route calls out through my cell >> carrier. Works really well. > > Appreciate the quick response! What I am concerned about is that there are > maybe two problems:) > Is that behavior at least normal? I don't want to wait until start of > business to find out connectivity is up > but phones aren't. > > Just seems odd. > > Thanks! > jlc > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
