[Dundi] Gizmo and DUNDI

[Florian Overkamp]

Hi Michael, 

> -----Original Message-----
> We just released beta of Gizmo Project at 
> http://www.gizmoproject.com. Set aside the non-imaginative 
> name we think this Mac/Win and soon Lin VOIP client is 
> interesting. It does NAT/firewall traversal as well as Skype, 
> but it's based on open standard SIP and we're trying to 
> connect to every one with a commitment to an open directory. 
> Of course this means DUNDI too! 
> 
> Gizmo is a snazzy VOIP client with nice features like 
> voicemail, call record, etc. but more importantly for this 
> list a Gizmo user can call DUNDI numbers with no additional 
> configuration. We'd like to get some testers specifically of 
> the DUNDI connection. 
> 
> We're looking for ways to make it work better with Astericks 
> in general. Ideally, we'd like to make the client 
> configurable to work with an Astericks setup, but still do 
> the firewall/NAT traversal stuff so it could be used as a 
> remote client from anywhere on the net.
> 
> Please give it a try and let me know how it works for you and 
> any suggestions you might have. 

I had already found and installed a Gizmo on one machine, and it seems to be
doing something. We called one of the office numbers which are represented
in the e164 context of DUNDi, but it doesn't come in through there yet.

A few notes, relating to DUNDi:

- You would want to be in the e164 context of DUNDi, which would require a
legally signed GPA with one or more peering partners
- The e164 context also requires you to have valid E164 number assignment
for the numbers you wish to communicate to the network. 
- We are more than happy to test the stuff once we get it going :)

It would be great if some of the messaging/presence features could be used
from an asterisk box as well. As for NAT/firewall: I am personally not
receiving audio inbound for my Gizmo client, even though my router is an
IX66, which is very much SIP aware :-)

Best regards,
Florian