[asterisk-users] Re: Loosing IAX connection between offices

[Louis-David Mitterrand]

On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 08:52:50AM -0600, DM wrote:
> Setup:
> Office A:
> router: Linksys WRT54GS running SVEASOFT Alchemy-pre7a v3.37.6.8sv
> Asterisk: v.1.2.4
> static IP
> 
> Office B:
> router: Linksys WRT54GL running Linksys firmware v4.30.2
> Asterisk: v.1.2.7.1
> dynamic IP (using dyndns name)
> 
> Office A is set up with refresh dns and cron job for iax2 reload every
> 5 minutes.  It rarely looses connection to Office B.

Short story: IAX is still crap in 1.2.13 (haven't tested 1.4), it's 
unreliable and perfectly good hosts will become UNREACHABLE for no 
apparent reason, while SIP connections keep going through.

For trunking, avoid IAX and use SIP.