Thank you very much Odette, what type of router do you use? Those who are doing the PPPoA? So you use pfSense as a strict Firewall?
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Odette Nsaka <[email protected]> wrote: > Not too much related, but I am. > > I'm using a multi-wan connection to different ISP who give me dynamic IP > address. I set up the Internet connection via a couple of different routers, > one for each ISP. > > The difference in my configuration is that the routers connect to the ISP via > PPPoA and PF is connected to the routers via regular IP local subnet > connection (no PPPoE/PPPoA on PF). > > This way everything works fine, asterisk on the LAN side of PF too, even when > one or both of the public IPs are changed. > > In case of failure of one (or the other) of the ISP connections, asterisk > connects with no problem to the VoIP provider, no matter on which is the > active or preferred gateway. > > O. > > -- > > On Sept. 26th 2014 15:51:37, Hannes Werner wrote: >> thank you very much Giles, but unfortunately it doesn't help. >> >> anyone here who is using asterisk behind pfSense on a dynamic IP WAN >> successfully? >> >> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Giles Coochey <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On 26/09/2014 12:42, Hannes Werner wrote: >> >> are you saying that people with dynamic IP shouldn't use pfSense >> >> behind an Asterisk service? I've had asterisk running behind Fritz-Box >> >> for years without any trouble. I've seen the cheapest router being >> >> able to handle this like the speedports. I can't believe pfSense is >> >> unable to do this, but it doesn't matter a clear word would solve the >> >> problem for all the time and you do not have to worry again about this >> >> issue. >> >> >> >> maybe you guys do better telling those users to change there router? >> > >> > It's not my place, either, to pass comment on what free software you >> > should >> > decide to use, I am also none other than a happy end user (with a PPPoE >> > service on at least one of my pfsense boxes, but with a static IP). >> > >> > Doesn't ensuring that you have Gateway monitoring enabled, and then >> > ensuring that you have, under System --> Advanced --> Miscelleaneous --> >> > "State Killing on Gateway Failure" enabled provide a workaround >> > resolution for you? I'm referring to >> > https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/3181 which is referenced from #1629. >> > >> > Also it's clear that bug #1629 is pushed out to 2.2, although the latest >> > comment is for it to be addressed, or to push it out to 2.3. It's probably >> > not good news for you, but it looks like there is a schedule for it to be >> > fixed.... just not very quickly. >> > >> > Do bear in mind that the original PPP software was designed for >> > opportunistic on-demand dial-up connections, and isn't perfectly suited >> > for >> > running server side applications on the client end. PPPoE & PPPoA built on >> > this, I guess, to allow ISPs to continue to use their RADIUS >> > infrastructure >> > for customers authentication as they moved to broadband / cable based >> > connections. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Regards, >> > >> > Giles Coochey, CCNP, CCNA, CCNAS >> > NetSecSpec Ltd >> > +44 (0) 8444 780677 >> > +44 (0) 7584 634135 >> > http://www.coochey.net >> > http://www.netsecspec.co.uk >> > [email protected] >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > List mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list _______________________________________________ List mailing list [email protected] https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
