[Asterisk-Users] H.323 channel problems

[Jeremy McNamara]

What part of "IN OTHER WORDS: Run Open H.323 v1.11.7, nothing newer, nothing older if u want
this to work." don't you understand?


Jeremy McNamara



Jan Rychter wrote:

>I have hit a problem where chan_h323 sometimes doesn't hang up properly
>and stays stuck in the "Up" state, with asterisk consuming 100% of CPU:
>
>*CLI> show channels
>        Channel  (Context    Extension    Pri )   State Appl.         Data           
>H323/ip$127.0.0.1:30008/21552  (local      123          1   )      Up (None)        (None)         
>1 active channel(s)
>*CLI> show ch
>channel   channels  
>*CLI> show channel H323/ip$127.0.0.1:30008/21552 
> -- General --
>           Name: H323/ip$127.0.0.1:30008/21552
>           Type: H323
>       UniqueID: 1061946140.22
>      Caller ID: Jan <>
>    DNID Digits: (N/A)
>          State: Up (6)
>          Rings: 0
>   NativeFormat: 8
>    WriteFormat: 1024
>     ReadFormat: 1024
>1st File Descriptor: 26
>      Frames in: 47575
>     Frames out: 94850
> Time to Hangup: 0
> --   PBX   --
>        Context: local
>      Extension: 123
>       Priority: 1
>     Call Group: 0
>   Pickup Group: 0
>    Application: (N/A)
>           Data: (None)
>          Stack: -1
>    Blocking in: ast_waitfor_nandfds
>*CLI> 
>
>That's after hanging up (in gnomemeeting) on a H.323 call that is then
>bridged to IAX2.
>
>Now, before I go running to the bugtracker, I'd like to ask some general
>questions.
>
>The H.323 channel readme says:
>
>  NOTICE: Whatever you do, DO NOT USE distrubution specific installs
>  of Open H.323 and PWLib. In fact you should check to make sure
>  your distro didn't install them for you without your knowledge.
>  Check everything out of CVS. If you dont know how to deal with cvs, learn.
>  Also, if you are not using the listed versions of Open H.323 or PWlib
>  you are on your own, sorry.
>
>And:
>
>  Some chan_h323 users have reported success and others have reported dramatic
>  failures when using newer versions of Open H.323. We haven't personally tested
>  this and will not be able to assist you if you have 'issues'. Sorry.
>  
>  IN OTHER WORDS: Run Open H.323 v1.11.7 nothing newer nothing older if u want
>  this to work.
>
>How does this relate to my bug? I'm using openh323-1.12 and pwlib-1.5.0
>that I compiled myself. Do they have problems? Does this mean I am on my
>own?
>
>Perhaps it's worth trying to report the bugs to distribution maintainers
>if indeed the distribution-specific installs of openh323 are this buggy?
>
>The requirement of using this particular version of openh323 is a
>problem for those of us who also use other H.323 software (such as
>gnomemeeting) which specifically requires newer libraries.
>
>Briefly, do I have a chance of reporting this bug with my versions of
>libraries, or is chan_h323 completely unsupported if I use anything
>other than 1.11.7?
>
>many thanks,
>--J.
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