[asterisk-users] Linux-HA and Asterisk

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Polycoms work just fine behind NAT.

Mike Clark wrote:
> Chris Mason (Lists) wrote:
>> Mike Clark wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> Yes, the Asterisk boxes were on private addresses. The Polycoms are also 
>>> behind a NAT. Yes, I tried using externip in sip.conf and this allowed 
>>> registration, and calls to be placed, but no audio. Unfortunately, 
>>> Polycom does not support STUN.
>>>     
>> Your problem is not Linux-HA, it looks like that is fully functional.
>> Your problem is the same one many people come across. You can't put
>> Polycom phones behind NAT, it won't work.
>> If you have to have the phones behind NAT, which I advise against, use
>> Linksys which probably work better, and use a SIP aware NAT device.
>> Better still, put the phones on the same network as the Asterisk PBX and
>> say goodbye to your problems.
>>
>>   
> Thanks Chris. Unfortunately, these solutions aren't an option. I guess I 
> was hoping someone had found the silver bullet or some undocumented 
> Asterisk feature that solved the issue. Back to the drawing board.