[Asterisk-Users] Re: cannot call Grandstream

[Michael George]

On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 01:46:01PM -0400, Stephen R. Besch wrote:
> 
> I have never been able to get the Grandstream to register reliably - 
> with any version of the firmware.

So you mean you don't use the Grandstreams, then?

> It sounds like in your test with the 
> fixed IP, you left the registration option on the phone set to yes. With 
> a fixed IP and host=IP address, I am pretty sure that you must turn off 
> registration on the phone.

Yes, I did that at first, but then I turned it off and reset the phone.  I
might try it again, though.

> It's useless anyway with fixed IP and just 
> reduces reliability (as you have discovered the hard way).

> Asterisk 
> periodically sends polling packets to the phone, so it will know when it 
> is reachable and when it is not. And, the phone will still authenticate 
> against the password, so this should not lower security at all.

Yes, the phone is fine for outgoing calls, but we need incoming...  I think
it's in one of those polling attempts that the phone stops responding.  I may
or may not get an answer from it and I cannot call it. :(

Thanks for your reply!

-- 
-M

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