On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Martin Rogers <fromastlinux-us...@mhr.me.uk> wrote: > Hi > > To simplify access when traveling I have started to use IAX and Zoiper > from a Windows laptop, connecting back to one of my Asterisk boxes over > the internet. When this works - it works fine. However some hotels I > stay at seem to lock their firewalls down meaning that even IAX could > not be used. > > I guess there are two options. One is to try and IPSec under the > firewall, another is to use a commonly open UDP port. Does anyone know > of a UDP port which is likely to be open - I can't think of one. > > Can anyone provide a guide to configure IPSec on Astlinux and on a > Windows machine. This does not look like a quick job. > > Is there another way of achieving connectivity back to an Asterisk box - > presumably someone else has hit this? I note that Skype is good at > burrowing its way out through the firewall, invariably I end up using > Skype instead of Asterisk because of this. > > Any ideas ? > Mart >
Try OpenVPN or straight IAX2 on port 53 (usually used for DNS). I find it is often left open. -- Kristian Kielhofner http://blog.krisk.org http://www.submityoursip.com http://www.astlinux.org http://www.star2star.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
