[Asterisk-Users] Does externalip= do anything to help with SIP behind a Linux based NAT router?

[Martin Pycko]

It should. YOu need to do port forwarding on the firewall and use externip
not externalip in general section of sip.conf. Refer to
asterisk/configs/sip.conf.sample

Martin

On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Leif Madsen wrote:

> I'm just curious if I was to place my * box behind a a FW/NAT box
> running linux, if my SIP calls will still work.  Box right now is a RH9
> computer using iptables as the FW.  I wouldn't mind placing my * box
> behind it, but I'm wondering if anyone has actually gotten NAT working
> with *?
>
> Thanks,
>
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