[asterisk-biz] Grandstream GXP-2000, Asterisk 1.2.13 stability problems

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I have to whole heartedly agree.

I just don't understand why people would use Fedora when they have CentOS.
It's a complete mystery to me.

Btw: I'm using Asterisk 1.2.13 on CentOS 4.4 and it's rock solid.  Over 3
months of uptime now. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Hammett [mailto:asterisk-biz at ics-il.net] 
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 7:26 AM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Grandstream GXP-2000,Asterisk 1.2.13 stability
problems

I would never run Asterisk on Fedora.  Why when you can use CentOS, which is
also free, basically Redhat Enterprise, and is more intended as a server?


-----
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Davies" <davies147 at gmail.com>
To: <bhfisher at icpage.com>; "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk 
Discussion" <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Grandstream GXP-2000,Asterisk 1.2.13 stability 
problems


> The only time I have seen such odd behaviour was when I had
> (experimentally) built some applications with MMX enabled. This caused
> some real trouble with both the compiled application, and with other
> un-related applications on the box. This only caused a problem on VIA
> and AMD chips.
>
> A perhaps related problem, but in this case not with Asterisk was that
> the newest FC5 kernel seemed to suffer from some odd issues (I seem to
> remember IP packets going missing and such like) It prevented SSH
> working properly, and downgrading the kernel one notch fixed it.
>
> I am using FC6 and asterisk 1.2.14 very nicely here.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
> On 1/26/07, Bart Fisher <bhfisher at icpage.com> wrote:
>> I do not believe the phones or configuration could cause any of the
>> problems you describe.  My best guess
>> would be the server.  You don't describe the server much, but I would
>> look at the hardware. First, remove or delete
>> from CMOS all ports and unnecessary parts such as COM, LPT,  USB ports
>> and etc.  Make sure there is no IRQ sharing
>> or conflicts.  Try disabling/enabling Hyper-Threading. Swap-out any
>> plug-in cards with a different one such as NIC, VGA and memory. If
>> none of this helps, I'd try a different server
>>
>> Bart
>>
>> chadd at codemunchers.com wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I was directed to this mailing list by a good friend of mine in our 
>> > local LUG. I
>> >
>> > am going to try and provide as much information as possible and a full 
>> > problem
>> >
>> > description. If you have had any problems similar to what I have here I

>> > would
>> >
>> > appreciate any feedback you can provide.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > About a month ago we did an installation of an asterisk server in a 
>> > small office
>> >
>> > building. We deployed 8 Grandstream GXP-2000 phones, with firmware 
>> > version
>> >
>> > 1.1.1.14. The phones have been configured to get addresses from the 
>> > local DHCP
>> >
>> > server. The phones are configured to use the ulaw codec.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The asterisk server is an AMD Athlon 3.2 Ghz machine with 1GB of system

>> > memory,
>> >
>> > running Fedora Core 5 and asterisk 1.2.13. I did not install libpri or 
>> > zaptel
>> >
>> > drivers. Just compiled asterisk from source and installed.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The phones connect to a D-Link DSS-16+ rack mounted switch. The 
>> > asterisk server
>> >
>> > also plugs into the switch along with a Westel 611C modem provided by 
>> > Verizon.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The internet connection is a Verizon DSL line, with 3 Mb down and 768 
>> > Kbps
>> >
>> > upstream. The PC's use a seperate modem to get onto the internet 
>> > through a
>> >
>> > differant DSL line. We are not using a spliiter, we have two seperate 
>> > lines
>> >
>> > coming in from the street.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Here are links to all the pertinant config files. If you require 
>> > differant files
>> >
>> > please let me know, I am more than happy to upload them.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > http://codemunchers.com/PUB/JCA/features.conf
>> >
>> > http://codemunchers.com/PUB/JCA/sip.conf
>> >
>> > http://codemunchers.com/PUB/JCA/voicemail.conf
>> >
>> > http://codemunchers.com/PUB/JCA/extensions.conf
>> >
>> > http://codemunchers.com/PUB/JCA/iax.conf
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Now for the fun part, the list of problems. Again, any help would be 
>> > welcome
>> >
>> > =============================================
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -A fairly common problem is calls get dropped completely when the 
>> > duration
>> >
>> > reaches about 10 - 15 minutes. Calls do not always get dropped, kind of

>> > a random
>> >
>> > thing.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -Time lag on calls, sometimes takes up to a second for my voice to go 
>> > from my
>> >
>> > cell phone to the phone in the office.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -Once in awhile a customer will be unable to hear us, but we can hear 
>> > them clear
>> >
>> > as day.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -Choppiness, sounds like caller is underwater.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -Yesterday I got a call that the Welcome menu mysteriousely started 
>> > playing
>> >
>> > during a conference call. In extensions.conf the main menu is located 
>> > in the
>> >
>> > context incoming-main.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ========================================================
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We found that restarting the asterisk server sometimes temporarily 
>> > fixes some
>> >
>> > issues. But I am still new at using asterisk, I have been using the 
>> > GNU/Linux
>> >
>> > operating system for years now, so don't be afraid to ask some 
>> > technical
>> >
>> > questions if they will assist you in helping me.
>> >
>> > If there is any additional information you need please feel free to 
>> > ask. Any
>> >
>> > insight, war stories, best practices you can send my way are more than 
>> > welcome. I
>> >
>> > have a few ideas I would like to try, but I am not sure if they would 
>> > do any good.
>> >
>> > here are a few ideas I have had so far;
>> >
>> > -Install a second NIC in the asterisk server, connectiong the modem 
>> > directly to
>> >
>> > that interface. Then connecting the other interface to the switch that 
>> > connects
>> >
>> > all the phones. Currently, asterisk has to go through the switch to get

>> > to the
>> >
>> > internet.
>> >
>> > -Assign static addresses to the phones, was thinking this would help 
>> > with routing?
>> >
>> > ------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Also, if you can point me in the direction of a good troubleshooting 
>> > guide that
>> >
>> > would be additionally helpful.
>> >
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