[asterisk-users] Odd text in sip debug

[Mark Michelson]

Joseph L. Casale wrote:
> I saw this shortly after ssh'ing into a box that was not answering sip inbound calls:
> 
> <--- SIP read from 192.168.100.253:5060 --->
> SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
> Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.100.5;rport=5060;branch=z9hG4bK7a87d233
> Max-Forwards: 70
> From: "xxxxxxxxxx" <sip: xxxxxxxxxx @192.168.100.5>;tag=as588c6a60
> To: <sip:203 at 192.168.100.253>;tag=faLty
> Call-ID: 62ee29ab48e943d75aa11fc35c05b8a8 at 192.168.100.5
> CSeq: 102 INVITE
> Content-Length: 0
> 
> What does faLty mean? Ext 203 is a Snom M3 portable handset.
> 
> Once I initiated the ssh session, I called and it answered my phone call, and the "xxxxxxxxxx" was my phone number calling in.
> 
> Thanks!
> jlc

The To: tag on the response is the tag generated by your phone. It is generated 
pretty much at random. It's just a happy coincidence that it happened to nearly 
spell the word "faulty." Still, that's kind of funny though :)

Nothing to worry about.

Mark Michelson