[asterisk-users] Linux-HA and Asterisk

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Now why would that cause a problem if it is a decent NAT router?

What specific issue did you have?  Obviously NAT increases the 
complexity of an Asterisk and phone deployment, but it does work.

Dovid B wrote:
> Eric,
> Try 5 polycoms behind the same NAT router. Let me know when you grab a drink 
> ;)
> 
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> From: "Eric "ManxPower" Wieling" <eric at fnords.org>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Linux-HA and Asterisk
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>> 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.
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