[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Behind NAT

[Steve Clark]

sammy ominsky wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've done quite a bit of reading, and I see that it's going to be 
> difficult, but as a last-ditch effort before implementing a suggestion 
> I don't like at all, I figured I'd ask...
> 
> Has anyone successfully put an asterisk box on an internal network 
> behind a NAT device and been able to connect with SIP from outside?  
> The real point behind all this is to implement QoS for the voice 
> traffic, and putting a third box in front of the asterisk and NAT boxes 
> has been deemed "too expensive".
> 
> Currently, asterisk has a public IP, as does the NAT box behind which 
> all the office machines sit.  If it can be done, the NAT box would be 
> the best place to do the QoS, so why not ask, right?
> 
> Alternatively, I'm open to any suggestions that would work.  I've been 
> handed this challenge on my first day on a new job... :/
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> ---sambo
> 
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What is the nat box? Linux, BSD, etc.

Steve

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