[asterisk-users] Asterisk temporary hangs when no internet connection

[Andres]

Marius Muja wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have the following problem: if there is a temporary loss of Internet 
> connectivity, the asterisk server 'hangs' if it has external SIP 
> trunks configured. By hanging I mean that any calls between the local 
> extensions and any calls to the voicemail extension stop working. 
> Everything works fine again when the internet connectivity returns (I 
> tested this by removing and reinserting the network cable from the 
> cable modem).
>
> My guess is that the asterisk server tries resolving the names of the 
> SIP providers when it tries to re-register to them and because there 
> is no internet connectivity it hangs there for a while. However in 
> that time all the local calls to the asterisk server stop working.
>
> Has anybody else encountered this problem?

Yes, this is a common issue.  A workaround is to use IP Addresses or 
enter hostnames manually in /etc/hosts

Andres
http://www.neuroredes.com

>
> Thanks!
>
>
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