[Asterisk-Users] IAX Registration being lost

[Rich Adamson]

> I've posted this question twice without a single reply.  Does that mean no
> one knows the answer, or no one cares to answer?
> 
> I've been having an issue with an IAX2 trunk setup in Asterisk.  Setup the
> trunk fine and it registers and works fine.  I'm able to make outgoing calls
> from any extension and I'm happy :).
> 
> Then my Internet disconnects and it won't register anymore.  Simply says
> "Request Sent" forever.  
> 
> I can reinstate the trunk by removing it, rebooting the server (maybe a
> reload would also work) and then setting it up again.  It then registers
> fine again.
> 
> I'm imagining it has something to do with the fact that my home has a
> dynamic IP address and it's changing when the connection drops out.  Of
> course it may also be nothing to do with it.
> 
> I'd appreciate any help anyone can give.

You're probably right in that your IP is changing. That's not that hard
to figure out, so go do that the next time it goes down.

If that's the case, why don't you spring for a static/registered IP?