[asterisk-users] Softphones IAX vs. SIP, remote connectivity.

Thu Sep 7 12:34:21 MST 2006

Which one has video for the mac?

On 9/7/06, Nick Ellson <grimm at nickellson.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello Michael,
>
> I just had both Mom and my brother up as extensions on my Asterisk pbx
> using IAX2, the Cubix phone for now, but I downloaded and tried several. I
> loke multiple lines, but a clean GUI is better for my family..
>
> Oh yeah, it worked flawlessly :)
>
> I open one port to my server udp/4569 and that was it. I shut the rest
> off.
>
> For remote family, IAX2 will be what I use right now.
>
> Anybody see a Video capable version for Windows? The MAC has one, darn it.
>
>
>
> Nick
>
>
> --
> Nick Ellson
> CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI,
> MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+
> Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Sep 2006, Ferguson, Michael wrote:
>
> > Hi "Guys"
> >
> > I too am trying to do exactly the same thing in being a provider for
> family members. My Asterisk server is on a public ip, my home is behind a
> Watchguard Firebox, my job is also behind a Firebox. I am using a
> combination of Cisco 7960, Linksys 941 and XTEN Softphone. Sometimes it
> works and sometimes it does not.
> >
> > You idea on using a IAX2 softphone appears to be what will solve my
> problem.
> >
> > Thanks very much.... Post more ideas. 'preciate it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:
> asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Nick Ellson
> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:07 AM
> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Softphones IAX vs. SIP, remote
> connectivity.
> >
> >
> > Bruce,
> >
> > I *just* tested the XtremePhone, IAX2 softphone. Other than trying to
> figure out how to get it to send proper CallerID to the other phones, it
> worked right off, in both directions. Excellent!
> >
> > Perhaps working the IAX2 angle will be less of a hassle, I will go
> looking for one that does video now.
> >
> > Maybe it's time to buy an IAX2-ATA adaptor and see how well that works
> over the net.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> > As for the SIP logs, I start Asterisk with -vvvvc already, I did a sip
> debug and tried my call from the house to my remote SIP phone. YIKES!!
> > Gunna take a bit to understand all that, but I think I did see an
> INVITE, and a CANCEL twice in a row and I did not hit the hang-up switch. So
> that might explain why no connection is made, and the called gets my
> voice-mail (according to my wife)
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nick Ellson
> > CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI,
> > MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+
> > Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 7 Sep 2006, Bruce Reeves wrote:
> >
> >> Nick,
> >>
> >> I have done what you are talking about as far as being a provider for
> family
> >> members. I used an IAX softphone mainly to eliminate the need for so
> many
> >> holes in the firewall. And secondly because the idefisk IAX softphone
> >> allowed me to extract the zip version, configure the phone, and zip the
> >> folder up and email it to my family members. So for my mom it was
> simply
> >> unzip the folder and
> >>
> >> On 9/7/06, Nick Ellson <grimm at nickellson.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  Bob,
> >>>
> >>>  I will up the logs today, have my phone at work with me. (though the
> Wife
> >>>  and Kids are not up yet ;)
> >>>
> >>>  Anything specific I should target?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  Nick
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  --
> >>>  Nick Ellson
> >>>  CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI,
> >>>  MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+
> >>>  Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  On Thu, 7 Sep 2006, Bob Chiodini wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>  Nick,
> >>>>
> >>>>  Anything helpful in the asterisk or system logs.
> >>>>
> >>>>  Try bumping up the debug and verbose levels see what shows up on the
> >>>>  console.
> >>>>
> >>>>  Weird that it would work inbound and not outbound.
> >>>>
> >>>>  Bob...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>  On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 04:48 -0700, Nick Ellson wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Hey all,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  A previous annoyance with not being able to call out to my brother
> on
> >>>  FWD
> >>>>>  from my Asterisk system had me thinking that since I have my own
> PBX,
> >>>  and
> >>>>>  that system has it's own 1-to-1 static NAT to the internet, I
> should
> >>>>>  be
> >>>
> >>>>>  able to act as the provider for him or any of my family, and have
> them
> >>>  as
> >>>>>  local extensions of my PBX, right?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  So I took my laptop to work (using the X-Lite SIP softphone) and
> watch
> >>>  my
> >>>>>  ACL logs on my router for any denies to my Asterisk box. As
> expected
> >>>>>  udp/5060, then once that was open, a series of randomish udp/10000+
> >>>>>  requests. My phone registered, and I tried to call one of the
> phones
> >>>>>  behind a PAP2. Worked first shot, and just as clear and responsive
> as
> >>>  it
> >>>>>  was when I was home. But, the phones at home could not call me,
> they
> >>>  when
> >>>>>  to voice mail.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  I had heard that SIP doesn't survive NAT all that well, and that
> IAX
> >>>>>  native phones do a better job. My question is, given my description
> of
> >>>  how
> >>>>>  I am set up and what I am trying to accomplish, should I be looking
> at
> >>>  SIP
> >>>>>  or is IAX a more robust choice? (I was hoping to get video working
> as
> >>>>>  well, h.263 I believe it is).
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Nick
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce
> >> Nortex Networks
> >>
> >>
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