[asterisk-users] Linux-HA and Asterisk

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

THAT is an issue with externip= and localnet= not being correct.

Mike Clark wrote:
> Eric "ManxPower" Wieling wrote:
>> Polycoms work just fine behind NAT.
>>   
> Yep, we have lots of Polycoms behind NAT working fine with Asterisk 
> servers on *public* IPs. However, with the HA cluster, we had the 
> Asterisk servers NATed in a Linux-HA cluster and in that configuration, 
> the Asterisk servers seem to only send RTP packets to the phones private 
> address.
>> 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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