[Asterisk-Users] Astricon

[Brian Roy]

> Be carefull with assumptions... some of these arrangements require the web
> browser access to open the channel again during that 24 hour period. I
> was at one last week, and used a hub in the room thinking I could use
> a snom 200 for making calls. Didn't work. PC worked fine has long as
> I started with the web browser, then x-lite would work; but the snom
> never did. (The snom has been used in lots of hotel rooms around the
> country, and I'm quit comfortable with its ability to handle nating,
> firewalls, etc.) I wouldn't make any assumptions relative to sip and
> iax2 though.
> 
> Rich

These services often use MAC level ACL's. In order to effectively do
this, you must start out behind a NATted connection. So if you are
going to use multiple boxes in your room start with a router of choice
so that the Hotel system sees that MAC address. Then you will be
NATted behind it. Creates some SIP difficulties, but this is a better
method.

-Brian