[asterisk-users] Re: Loosing IAX connection between offices

[Chris Mazuc]

Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 08:52:50AM -0600, DM wrote:
>> Setup:
>> Office A:
>> router: Linksys WRT54GS running SVEASOFT Alchemy-pre7a v3.37.6.8sv
>> Asterisk: v.1.2.4
>> static IP
>>
>> Office B:
>> router: Linksys WRT54GL running Linksys firmware v4.30.2
>> Asterisk: v.1.2.7.1
>> dynamic IP (using dyndns name)
>>
>> Office A is set up with refresh dns and cron job for iax2 reload every
>> 5 minutes.  It rarely looses connection to Office B.
> 
> Short story: IAX is still crap in 1.2.13 (haven't tested 1.4), it's 
> unreliable and perfectly good hosts will become UNREACHABLE for no 
> apparent reason, while SIP connections keep going through.
> 
> For trunking, avoid IAX and use SIP.

For the record I have had 4 asterisk (1.2.6) boxes connected with IAX 
trunks (every box registers with every other box) for over 6 months now 
with no issues. I did have some issues with a Linksys firewall, but that 
was with SIP registrations, not IAX. A firmware update fixed that.

I'm no * dev, but what exactly is so crap about IAX?

-Chris