[asterisk-users] DNS lookups failing for SIP register

[Joshua Colp]

----- Original Message -----
From: Alistair Cunningham
[mailto:acunningham at integrics.com]
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List -
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Sent:
Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:15:30 -0300
Subject: [asterisk-users] DNS lookups
failing for SIP register


> It seems that Asterisk 1.2.9.1 has a problem doing DNS lookups for SIP 
> "register =>" lines. Lookups on the same machine using "host" or "ping" 
> work, but Asterisk gives:
> 
> No such host: example.com
> Probably a DNS error for registration to 12345 at example.com, trying 
> REGISTER again (after 20 seconds)
> 
> (Domain replaced with example.com)
> 
> Putting an entry in /etc/hosts, or using an IP address in the register 
> line, works.

That's really really weird, it should use the system to lookup the hostname... did restarting Asterisk not help?

> I also think, but cannot be sure, that this system worked with older 
> versions of Asterisk in the 1.2.3 to 1.2.5 era.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this?
> 
> -- 
> Alistair Cunningham,
> Integrics Ltd,
> +44 20 799 39 799
> http://integrics.com/

Joshua Colp
Digium