[Asterisk-Users] IAXy playing dead again

[Erik Espinoza]

As much as I appreciate the work done by Digium on Asterisk, it
appears as though the IAXy is not ready for prime time.

1) IAXy has no security of any kind, anyone with iaxyprov can
reprovision your device without so much as a password!!!
2) The IAXy doesn't work with regular dhcp, it uses bootp (thus never
renews an address, which confuses quite a bit of dhcp servers)
3) Supports only two codecs, pcm/ulaw
4) Not configurable via http
5) No default IP (usually not a problem, if the damn thing would do dhcp!!!)
6) Cost almost twice as much as Sipura SPA-1001

I'm mentioning this in the mailing list because when I had issues
getting the IAXy to get an ip from a Microsoft DHCP Server, Digium
instructed me to ask in the mailing list or on irc.

Digium charges quite a heavy premium for their equipment, and gives
away their software. Weird how Asterisk is the coolest thing since
sliced bread but their hardware is somethin right outta the trash
heap.


On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:12:00 -0600, Jay Milk <jay at skimmilk.net> wrote:
> Sounds like a thermal problem -- which most "intermittent" problems are.
> Had this happen with a network switch in my home office.  Pull it out,
> disconnect it and put it in a cool spot for a few hours.  If the problem
> goes away, see whether you can stabilize the environmentals.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wilson Pickett [mailto:spamsucks2005 at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 10:26 AM
> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy playing dead again
> >
> >
> > It's happened before, cleared up and now it happened again.
> >
> > The IAXy, working for a total of about 6 months.
> >
> > Symptoms:
> >
> > Registered with asterisk and even receives calls (the LED shows it's
> > ringing) but phones connected to it are dead.
> >
> > Same phones work connected directly to the phone line.
> > Cable swapped out, no difference.
> > Endless re-provision (with normal looking output)  and power
> > recycling.
> >
> > This really looks like a dead FXS - except - this has
> > happened before and it came back.
> >
> > Comments? Suggestions?
> >
> > As a TV repairman once told me, "The most obscene word in
> > technology is 'Intermittent' "
> 
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