Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-23 Thread Armin Schindler
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Joseph wrote: I was thinking of using openVPN No problem. We are using it without problems. Armin -- #Joseph On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 22:06 -0500, Brandon Galbraith wrote: MPLS is a VPN, but it doesn't use encryption in most cases. -brandon On 8/22/06, Paul

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-23 Thread Rich Adamson
Joseph wrote: Is anybody making calls over VPN? If so what is the penalty as encryption is involved. I was planning to use VPN to register Sipura units to my local asterisk this way I don't have to deal with NAT issues. vpn's work just fine as long as the vpn end-points have enough

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-23 Thread Simon Woodhead
We've done this with OpenVPN and it works fine. I'd recommend that the VPN server is not on the same box as Asterisk. Stick it on a firewall/gateway box giving access to the network containing the Asterisk boxes behind it. This way the Asterisk box(es) is seeing normal unencrypted traffic and the

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-23 Thread Armin Schindler
Yes, I agree. And one more thing: With some encrypt setups of openvpn the data path is 'on hold' when openvpn recreates/renegotiates a new encryption. This means that you have a short interrupt (some milliseconds) when openvpn server a) establishes a new connection b) re-creates the encrypt-key

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-23 Thread Chris Teesdale
VPN's as General rule work very well compared to NAT Translation. I have two remote offices with 5 Grandstream GXP2000 SIP Phones in each both with 1Mbit SDSL. I use Juniper Netscreen 5GT's to handle the interoffice VPN's using Route Based VPN. One thing I have noticed however is you cannot

[asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-22 Thread Joseph
Is anybody making calls over VPN? If so what is the penalty as encryption is involved. I was planning to use VPN to register Sipura units to my local asterisk this way I don't have to deal with NAT issues. -- #Joseph ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-22 Thread Paul Hales
We did a setup of 70 sites connected back to a central Asterisk box, and it worked very well over an MPLS VPN. regards, PaulH AsteriskIT www.asteriskit.com.au On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 20:43 -0600, Joseph wrote: Is anybody making calls over VPN? If so what is the penalty as encryption is

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-22 Thread Henry J. Cobb
We did a setup of 70 sites connected back to a central Asterisk box, and it worked very well over an MPLS VPN. regards, PaulH AsteriskIT www.asteriskit.com.au The best part about VPN is that it makes it harder for the ISPs to track and mess with. ;-) -- Henry J. Cobb

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-22 Thread Brandon Galbraith
MPLS is a VPN, but it doesn't use encryption in most cases.-brandonOn 8/22/06, Paul Hales [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:We did a setup of 70 sites connected back to a central Asterisk box, and it worked very well over an MPLS VPN.regards,PaulHAsteriskITwww.asteriskit.com.auOn Tue, 2006-08-22 at 20:43

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-22 Thread Paul Hales
Funnily enough, in this case the ISP supported our choice of running Asterisk... PaulH AsteriskIT www.asteriskit.com.au On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 22:04 -0500, Henry J. Cobb wrote: We did a setup of 70 sites connected back to a central Asterisk box, and it worked very well over an MPLS VPN.

Re: [asterisk-users] Calls over VPN

2006-08-22 Thread Joseph
I was thinking of using openVPN -- #Joseph On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 22:06 -0500, Brandon Galbraith wrote: MPLS is a VPN, but it doesn't use encryption in most cases. -brandon On 8/22/06, Paul Hales [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We did a setup of 70 sites connected back to a