The register statement informs a remote * server of the location of the local * server. If the local server is always at the same IP address, there is no need to register with the remote server. IAX will work just fine with no register statements at either side.
Here is a typical iax.conf configuration to allow incoming connections from a remote * server. This is from a working installation. ; Inter-Asterisk eXchange driver definition (asterisk2) [general] port=4569 accountcode=lss0101 bandwidth=low allow=g723 allow=g729 disallow=lpc10 allow=gsm tos=lowdelay [asterisk] type=friend auth=md5 secret=1945 context=local host=dynamic defaultip=10.1.1.180 qualify=yes This statement at the remote * server would dial the local server with the configuration shown above. Incoming calls would be directed to the "local" context in extensions.conf. exten => _1XXX,1,Dial(IAX2/asterisk:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Paul Mahler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Signate, LLC 665 Third Street Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107-1901 Asterisk Services and Training > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Cook > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IAX2 Trunking help! > > I was just trying to solve this one myself. I found this > method worked for me. I'm still calling this "Method 1" in my > document because I don't fully understand the "switch" and > the "register" versions and pros/cons to implementation of > each. But this one does work. > > Method 1 > Receiving Server > Iax.conf > [REC_SERVER] > type=user > host=my.calling.server.ca > secret=mysecret > context=local > trunk=yes > > Calling Server > Extensions.conf > [mycontext] > exten => > _5XXX,1,Dial(IAX2/REC_SERVER:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/$ > [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > exten => _5XXX,2,Hangup > exten => _5XXX,102,Hangup > > Any call in the mycontext context on Calling Server to extensions > 5000-5999 (mapped by extension _5XXX) will get sent to > receiving server > (my.receiving.server.ca) into the local context on the > receiving server. > > Performing the same configuration in the opposite direction > will allow cross-calls between Asterisk systems. > > -- > David Cook > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users