[Asterisk-Users] Suggestion re: SIP/NAT/*

[Steve Totaro]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Riddell" <matt.riddell at sineapps.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Suggestion re: SIP/NAT/*


> Michael Giagnocavo wrote:
>> I think his point is that for a commercial rollout (say, a VSP), IAX is 
>> not
>> practical for all clients right now. It's not strange to have a personal
>> preference that is technically better but not commercially viable. That's
>> not an insult, just how things are sometimes. Maybe if there were some 
>> ~$70
>> NAT router/gateway/bridge/UPnP/etc./etc. devices that supported IAX, 
>> this'd
>> change.
>>
> Sorry what are you wanting the "NAT router/gateway/bridge/UPnP/etc./etc." 
> devices to support about IAX exactly?  It does not require any mad packet 
> mangling like SIP does.
>
> -- 
> Cheers,
>
> Matt Riddell

I think he meant something along the lines of what some people are trying to 
do with the Linksys wrt54g.  Have the router not only forward the packets 
but actually speak the language and be able translate for internal SIP 
clients.  A mini asterisk box.