[asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.

[Michael Graves]

This thread makes me glad that I've avoided the Asterisk Appliance and
Asterisk GUI. I have a similar installation using Astlinux and had not
trouble defeating the router function. With Lonnie Abelbeck's revised
web interface it's a pleasrue to configure.

Michael

On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:39:15 +1000, Rob Hillis wrote:

>Yeah, it's a real pain in the proverbial.
>
>Short version is that if you're not planning on using the LAN interface 
>for phones then you need to enable provisioning on the WAN interface, 
>allow access to the web interface from the WAN interface and configure 
>the provisioning URL with your WAN interface's IP address.
>
>You /will/ need to use the WAN interface in order to be able to access 
>the appliance from any subnet other than the one you're directly 
>connected to since you can't set a default gateway that's on the LAN 
>interface (/don't/ try and configure the LAN and WAN interfaces to be 
>part of the same network - that's a guaranteed way to get the appliance 
>upset with you!)
>
>I spent a good few hours on my first appliance tearing my hair out 
>trying to work this one through!  To make it easy on yourself, wherever 
>possible /always/ keep phones on the LAN interface - but that LAN 
>interface needs to be separate from your production LAN unless you're 
>planning on using the Asterisk appliance as your router.
>
>Paul Hales wrote:
>> The Asterisk appliance is a but naughty - is really like the idea of 
>> handling DHCP on it's lan ports (and having the phones on them) and 
>> hooking up the WAN port to your local network.
>>
>> I have heard you can get around this, but it's a bit of work. (no 
>> personal experience)
>>
>> Paul Hales
>> NTS
>>
>>
>> Dean Collins wrote:
>>   
>>> Davey, not to second guess you but sounds like you don’t have a clue.
>>>
>>> This is the way I have my network setup.
>>>
>>> Router
>>>
>>> |
>>>
>>> |
>>>
>>> SBS server 2003 Nic 1
>>>
>>> SBS server 2003 Nic 2
>>>
>>> |
>>>
>>> |
>>>
>>> 16port gb switch
>>>
>>> | |
>>>
>>> | |
>>>
>>> Pc’s Asterisk server
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
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>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 2 July 2008 8:13 PM
>>> *To:* 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
>>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>>
>>> Netcomm is directly connected to the server via server network card.
>>>
>>> ive now got it up and running. I changed the WAN info in asterisk 
>>> appliance, not the LAN info.
>>>
>>> Now the phone wont get connected. Ive added an ip directly into phone 
>>> with correct settings.
>>>
>>> but when I access it via web browser it doesn’t come up.
>>>
>>> Should I be able to access it.
>>>
>>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Dean 
>>> Collins
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 July 2008 9:40 AM
>>> *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>>
>>> But where is the windows 2003 server?
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Sydney 
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>>> *To:* 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
>>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>>
>>> No.
>>>
>>> ive got the netcomm router.
>>>
>>> of the netcomm router ive got 1 LAN port going into the WAN port of 
>>> the appliance.
>>>
>>> Then 1 LAn port from the appliance goes to my PC.
>>>
>>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Dean 
>>> Collins
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 July 2008 8:22 AM
>>> *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>>
>>> Can you ping the ip address from another machine on your lan.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Sydney 
>>> Web Hosting
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 2 July 2008 5:59 PM
>>> *To:* 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
>>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>>
>>> Just confirming that 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.150 is your existing lan 
>>> range correct?
>>>
>>> Yes this is correct. The range is actually 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254
>>>
>>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Dean 
>>> Collins
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 2 July 2008 10:18 PM
>>> *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>> *Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>>
>>> Hi Davey,
>>>
>>> Just confirming that 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.150 is your existing lan 
>>> range correct?
>>>
>>> (and not a new address range that you didn’t configure properly in 
>>> sbs2003 – also I’m assuming you are using Isa2004 as well correct?)
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Sydney 
>>> Web Hosting
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 2 July 2008 8:05 AM
>>> *To:* asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>>> *Subject:* [asterisk-users] new install of asterisk appliance.
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Ive just purchased an asterisk appliance. (AA50)
>>>
>>> ive connected the AA50 to my pc directly via Ethernet and logged in 
>>> via 192.168.169.1 and I can log in fine.
>>>
>>> But then when I go into the asterisk gui > network to change the 
>>> settings to get it on our LAN im having trouble.
>>>
>>> It just won’t connect via the ip address ive assigned it of 192.168.1.15
>>>
>>> Im on a windows network. (sbs2003 server)
>>>
>>> The changes Ive made in asterisk are as follows.
>>>
>>> (Under lan)
>>> IP = 192.168.1.15
>>> DNS = 192.168.1.1
>>> IP start range = 192.168.1.15
>>> END range = 192.168.1.150
>>>
>>> Im assuming that I have to change this info so I can access it via the 
>>> network, rather than to have it connected to my pc all of the time.
>>>
>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Davey.
>>>
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