Recognized. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Stiles Watson <[email protected]>wrote:
> Todd, > > I finally resolved my issue! > > I did what you said. I reinstalled, did not enter external DNS IPs, and > took the default SIP domain. But same result. ext to ext dialing does not > work. I get a busy signal, then it disconnects. So obviously that was not > the ultimate issue. Since everything I was chagning on install made no > difference, the cause of the problem had to be somewhere else. So I decided > to stop and look at all the post-install config I was doing every time. > > The problem was with how I was configuring a Polycom phone group. Months > ago when I originally started messing with sipx my main concern was getting > remote phones working. Because of this I had some settings that I used for > remote phones which I was applying to phones on the LAN as well. Everytime > I reinstalled, I set up the phone group the same way and assigned all the > phones to this group. The group settings contained either IP or hostname > data in SIP Servers>Outbound Proxy and Registration>Primary registration > server. These values were overriding the defaults and causing things not to > work correctly. > > Stiles > > On 04/03/2012 03:41 AM, Todd Hodgen wrote: > > Stiles, I’ve never seen the issue that you are describing, after dozens > of installations of this product. However, I use the defaults during > installation, so I am unable to help you understand what is going on. > Your installation seems correct, with the exception of the domain name on > the end, I leave the default, and when I am DNS, I don’t give it the names > of the external DNS servers. I think there is actually a note there that > says if you are connecting it to an internet connection, you can leave them > blank.**** > > ** ** > > Unless you have a lot of phones, I’d bite the bullet and re-install and > hope for better results. Do yourself a favor if you do, export the users > into a CSV file, and then re-import them to the new server – should be a > short job to get it up and running again – maybe one hour.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Stiles Watson > *Sent:* Monday, April 02, 2012 3:03 PM > > *To:* Discussion list for users of sipXecs software > *Subject:* Re: [sipx-users] No v-mail notification on Polycom 335**** > > ** ** > > Is the problem resulting from the fact that I was using the sipX server > hostname as the sipX domain as well? > > > company domain: mycompany.com > sipx server hostname: sipx.mycompany.com > sip domain: sipx.mycompany.com > > Stiles > > > On 04/02/2012 05:13 PM, Tony Graziano wrote: **** > > I think the question is WHY do you want the sipdomain to be the same as > the domain name of your company. Realize its a two-edged sword with XMPP. > XMPP with openfire can only be the sipdomain (not an alias). Since most of > my customers ahve XMPP service hosted elsewhere, it's more desirable to use > a subdomain as the sipdomain. We can always alias the sipdomain (just not > the xmpp domain).**** > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Stiles Watson <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > So as an example: > > I want to use the company domain for the sip domain and I want the sip sub > net to be the same as the LAN (192.168.111.xxx), during install, when asked > for the Network settings, I enter > > Hostname: sipx.mycompany.com > IP: 192.168.111.111 (static IP of sipX server) > Netmask: 255.255.255.0 > Gateway: 192.168.111.1 (static LAN IP of my Sonicwall firewall) > > I then select "No - sipx.mycompany.com SHOULD be my DNS server" to > install DNS on the sipX server. > > On the next screen I then enter the IP addresses of two DNS servers on the > Internet. > b > Then when asked if I have a DHCP server on my network, I select "No - > sipx.mycompany.com SHOULD be my DHCP server." Now, for my setup, the > Sonicwall has DHCP running on it but only for static IPs within a specified > range. So after the install, I edit the dhcpd.conf file and change the > range of the DHCP server on sipX so there is no overlap. This allows all > dynaic IPs to be handled by the sipX server. > > I then select, "First Server" > > Then when asked for SIP domain, do I have to enter mycompany.com OR is > entering sipx.mycompany.com expectable?**** > > ** ** > > mycompany.com should already be on the screen automatically when running > the setup script. What is required to get where you want is to hit ENTER > and not change that to a hostname. **** > > > I then select "Reboot" > > On my first login after reboot, I perform a "yum update," reboot again, > and then begin the sipX config via the web interface.**** > > ** ** > > I always send a profile to the server and make sure stuff works before you > update. When you update, you should shutdown sipx services first. Then > again, I do not run the install script before I yum... i exit out of the > install script and do a yum update, reboot and run the install script after > the code is in place so sipx only has to initialize one time. I think it > saves time, but not sure it matters. I do think it's cleaner that way.**** > > > Is there anything wrong with this example?**** > > I think if you are running AD inside, this is a good case of WHY you > would use a subdomain, and create a forward zone in bind in sipx to point > to the AD domain, and vice versa. **** > > Stiles **** > > > > > On 04/02/2012 04:27 PM, Tony Graziano wrote: **** > > When you setup sipx, the most reliable way to configure it is: **** > > ** ** > > sipdomain.tld**** > > and hostname.sipdomain.tld as two different values.**** > > ** ** > > when a phone registers it should register to > "[email protected]"<[email protected]> > **** > > ** ** > > Ultimately it DOES NOT MATTER where DHCP and DNS come from, so long as it > is accurate and works without delays. For best performance on a single > system and if there are no network reasons "not to", you are best off to > let sipx handle both services or contains sipx services on its own vlan so > it doesn't interfere. I normally use a subdomain for sipx services, but not > always, and that's "my" way of doing it.**** > > ** ** > > If the phone is registering to the hostname, the phone MWI is to the > domain name and its not answering the challenge for MWI subscription > BECAUSE the subscriber IS [email protected], NOT [email protected]. > **** > > ** ** > > The reality is all of this is a big exhale... it's all in the wiki. While > there are numerous threads, they all point back to the same issue. DNS.*** > * > > ** ** > > This is how I would do i if I were you, but I am not you (since people > tire of my "if it were me...").**** > > ** ** > > I do this the same each and every time. I never have registration issues. > I never have MWI issues and I never have issues calling inside to other > subscribers.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Stiles Watson <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > On the install of 4.4, I used the hostname and had the installer install > DHCP and DNS as well. There are no other DNS servers on the network. This > is why I do not understand why I have to 'fix' my DNS. Isn't sipX supposed > to config everything correctly on install (assuming I entered the right > values during setup)? > > If using hostname is a valid setup, than why did ext to ext calls not work > without adding DNS aliases under System>Domain (per Tod's instructions). > Tony said I should not have to do that, but instead I needed to fix my DNS, > and, if I understand his last email on this correctly, this is why the > v-mail indicator LED does not work. But, again, if the install set up the > DNS config and I made no changes then why is DNS broken? > > Right now everything works except the v-mail indicator (I've not completed > remote phone testing). > > So, being willing to do whatever is needed to get sipX up and running, I > honestly do not care if I use domain or hostname for setup. Can I easily > switch from using hostname to domain without doing a reinstall? > > I'm happy to fix my DNS if someone will help me understand why it was > broken to begin with being that it is the only DNS server on the network > and it was using the default config. > > Stiles **** > > > > > On 04/01/2012 06:46 PM, Michael Picher wrote: **** > > You have to pick a method when you setup the system... You either setup > with a domain or you setup with a host name. if you setup with a domain > and then try to move to a host name, that's different... **** > > ** ** > > Mike**** > > On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Stiles Watson <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > I'll be happy to fix whatever is broken, but please help me understand > first. > > Are you saying that the problem results from my extensions registering as > [email protected] instead of [email protected]? > > In a previous post I was told by someone that if I have no intention of > adding additional servers, I can use host.domain.com as the sip domain > during install instead of domain.com and this is a perfectly acceptable > solution and that this results in basically an A record setup instead of a > SRV record setup. Is this not the case? > > You've mentioned a few time that I need to "Fix my DNS," which I'm very > willing to do, but I've also been told that the DNS should be setup > correctly on install since I'm installing DNS on the same server during the > sipX install. There are no other DNS servers on the network. > > If I have to go back to [email protected] do I have to do another reinstall > or is there another way to switch over? > > Stiles **** > > > > On 03/30/2012 02:21 PM, Tony Graziano wrote: **** > > Its the fact you are registering to the host name instead of the domain.** > ** > > Fix your DNS.**** > > On Mar 30, 2012 1:41 PM, "Stiles Watson" <[email protected]> wrote:** > ** > > I just noticed that since I upgraded sipX to 4.4 and my Polycom IP 335 > phones to firmware 3.2.6 and BootROM 4.2.2, I no longer get a v-mail > notification on the Phones. The message indicator LED does not flash and > there is no indication on the display except "1 new missed call". > > I do not know enough yet to know if the issue is with sipX/Polycom > interoperability or with firmware or with the BootROM. > > Any clues? > > Stiles > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > ** ** > > LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk:**** > > Telephone: 434.984.8426**** > > sip: [email protected]**** > > ** ** > > Helpdesk Customers: http://myhelp.myitdepartment.net**** > > Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net**** > > > > **** > > _______________________________________________**** > > sipx-users mailing list**** > > [email protected]**** > > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > Michael Picher, Director of Technical Services > eZuce, Inc.**** > > 300 Brickstone Square**** > > Suite 201**** > > Andover, MA. 01810**** > > O.978-296-1005 X2015 > M.207-956-0262 > @mpicher <http://twitter.com/mpicher> > www.ezuce.com**** > > ** ** > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > **** > > There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and > those who don't.**** > > ** ** > > > > **** > > _______________________________________________**** > > sipx-users mailing list**** > > [email protected]**** > > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Tony Graziano, Manager > Telephone: 434.984.8430 > sip: [email protected] > Fax: 434.465.6833 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Linked-In Profile: > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4 > Ask about our Internet Fax services! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**** > > ** ** > > LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk:**** > > Telephone: 434.984.8426**** > > sip: [email protected]**** > > ** ** > > Helpdesk Customers: http://myhelp.myitdepartment.net**** > > Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net**** > > > > **** > > _______________________________________________**** > > sipx-users mailing list**** > > [email protected]**** > > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Tony Graziano, Manager > Telephone: 434.984.8430 > sip: [email protected] > Fax: 434.465.6833 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Linked-In Profile: > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4 > Ask about our Internet Fax services! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**** > > LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk:**** > > Telephone: 434.984.8426**** > > sip: [email protected]**** > > ** ** > > Helpdesk Customers: http://myhelp.myitdepartment.net**** > > Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net**** > > > > > **** > > _______________________________________________**** > > sipx-users mailing list**** > > [email protected]**** > > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > ** ** > > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tony Graziano, Manager Telephone: 434.984.8430 sip: [email protected] Fax: 434.465.6833 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linked-In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4 Ask about our Internet Fax services! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk: Telephone: 434.984.8426 sip: [email protected] Helpdesk Customers: http://myhelp.myitdepartment.net Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net
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