Because it interferes with the media relay for remote workers in sipxecs.


On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Roman Gelfand <[email protected]> wrote:

> Actually, it does have dos protection.  However, it is not based on
> limiting connections rather on limiting bandwidth and priority.
>
> BTW... what is the reason why something like ALG can not work with sipx?
>
> On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Tony Graziano
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If your fortigate does not have a dos protection mechanism (it does not
> need
> > sip alg enabled to do this, as DOS protection is a firewall function),
> you
> > should investigate upgrading the device to get that module or replacing
> it.
> > Basic DOS protection in fortigate should be self sensing/aware, and able
> to
> > handle the relentless connections to port "whatever" by itself, assuming
> it
> > is available on the device, enabled and configured (via your fortigate
> > firewall policy).
> > Absent that, replacing it with something that offers this might be a wise
> > choice if you need to support remote users or replacing sipxbridge with a
> > SBC that can do the same function.
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Roman Gelfand <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> My firewall could do this, but it would require me to use ALG.  I
> >> thought we are not to use ALG.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Tony Graziano
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > See my blog:
> >> >
> >> > http://blog.myitdepartment.net
> >> >
> >> > Article about rate limiting connections. If your firewall can do this
> >> > too,
> >> > you'll be fine.
> >> > ============================
> >> > Tony Graziano, Manager
> >> > Telephone: 434.984.8430
> >> > Fax: 434.984.8431
> >> >
> >> > Email: [email protected]
> >> >
> >> > LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk:
> >> > Telephone: 434.984.8426
> >> > Fax: 434.984.8427
> >> >
> >> > Helpdesk Contract Customers:
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> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: [email protected]
> >> > <[email protected]>
> >> > To: Discussion list for users of sipXecs software
> >> > <[email protected]>
> >> > Sent: Fri Oct 29 14:47:45 2010
> >> > Subject: Re: [sipx-users] Performance Degradation
> >> >
> >> > sipxproxy is using 143% cpu.
> >> >
> >> > It looks like I am in trouble.  Looking at the log I see extension 107
> >> > or 123 that doesn't exist in the domail.  The user agent is claims is
> >> > friendly scanner.
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Tony Graziano
> >> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> Check your logs (sipxproxy and registrar) to see ify there are
> >> >> registration
> >> >> or invite attempts from the outside.
> >> >>
> >> >> top -U sipxchange
> >> >>
> >> >> Does anything show high cpu?
> >> >>
> >> >> ============================
> >> >> Tony Graziano, Manager
> >> >> Telephone: 434.984.8430
> >> >> Fax: 434.984.8431
> >> >>
> >> >> Email: [email protected]
> >> >>
> >> >> LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk:
> >> >> Telephone: 434.984.8426
> >> >> Fax: 434.984.8427
> >> >>
> >> >> Helpdesk Contract Customers:
> >> >> http://www.myitdepartment.net/gethelp/
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: [email protected]
> >> >> <[email protected]>
> >> >> To: Discussion list for users of sipXecs software
> >> >> <[email protected]>
> >> >> Sent: Fri Oct 29 14:30:29 2010
> >> >> Subject: [sipx-users] Performance Degradation
> >> >>
> >> >> All of a sudden, the sipx server slowed down significantly to the
> >> >> point that registration are timing out 408.  If I am lucky and
> >> >> register the phone, it takes a minute to place a call.  There is
> realy
> >> >> no load on the system.  SWhat could be the cause?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks in advance
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> > Telephone: 434.984.8430
> > sip: [email protected]
> > Fax: 434.326.5325
> >
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> >
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> >
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