[asterisk-users] Asterisk might be dropping RTP packets before reaching eth int?

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Steve Totaro wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Jonathan Miller <iamfromit at gmail.com> wrote:
>> From what I can determine while troubleshooting a voice-dropping
>> issue, the Asterisk server in my organization has been dropping RTP
>> packets between the asterisk server process and the network interface.
[snip]
>> I have ruled the switch out of the problem as it's not seeing the
>> packets on the wire when the issue is occuring.
>>
> 
> It sounds hardware specific to me.  Is this a new install or a new problem?
> 
> If it is a new problem, then what has changed?  Is the NIC in question
> onboard?  What hardware are you using?  Brands, MoBo, NIC, etc...
> 
> If I were you, I would remove or disable the NIC and stick a tried and
> true old school 3Com NIC in the server and try that.

This is my advice as well.  Disable the on-board NIC, remove any other 
NIC card, replace it with a well known good card.

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