[asterisk-users] Loosing IAX connection between offices

[jason]

The linksys firmware on the WRT54G's on hardware versions 5 and above 
are notorious for layer 2 problems.  Can you swap out that router?

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.
>
> Surprisingly, Office B is the one loosing connection with Office A.
> I'm surprised because Office A is the one with the static IP address.
> When I do a IAX2 Show Peers, the connection will show as UNKNOWN or
> UNAVAILABLE.  After loosing connection, the only way I can get it to
> reestablish is to reboot the * box.  IAX2 reload doesn't solve it.  I
> haven't been able to establish if it loosing the connection at a
> specific duration.  Though, it seems to be random.
>
> iax.conf of Office B:
> [general]
> bindport = 4569
> bindaddr = 0.0.0.0
> disallow=all
> allow=ulaw
> allow=alaw
> allow=gsm
> mailboxdetail=yes
> notransfer=yes     ;(<- just added yesterday)
>
> [officeb-user]
> type=user
> secret=<secret>
> host=<static ip address>
> context=from-internal
>
> [officea]
> username=officea-user
> type=peer
> secret=<secret>
> qualify=4000
> host=<static ip address>
> context=from-internal
>
> Any ideas on why Office B is loosing connection to Office A? or how to
> re-establish connection without rebooting?
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Jason
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