[asterisk-users] SIP to IAX?

[John Millican]

Chris Bagnall wrote:
>> I would suggest using OpenSIPS with Asterisk and bypass IAX all together for this
>> particular application.
> 
> If the users in question are often in hotels abroad, something like this may not solve the problem - I've noticed quite a few hotels are now blocking SIP traffic (presumably so as to "encourage" people to use the hideously overpriced phones in their rooms to make calls from).
> 
> Your best bet might well be some low-cost IAX handsets for those users who are unable/unwilling to use softphones. I think Atcom make some IAX handsets - quality isn't great compared to the usual suspects (Cisco, Polycom, Snom, etc.), but they do work.
> 
> Assuming the users all have Wi-Fi on their laptops, an alternative might be a simple VPN setup on the laptops, bridged to their Wi-Fi card running in AP mode, then use something like the SIP client on a Wi-Fi capable mobile phone or a Wi-Fi SIP phone.
> 
>> An OpenSIPS solution will take care of your traveler's NAT issues (and could
>> handle the registrations) while you used Asterisk for voicemail and whatever
>> else.
>> I've personally used this type of general setup in the past with a great deal of
>> success for remote offices and soft-phones on laptops.
> 
> Not directly on-topic for this list, but I'd not heard of OpenSIPS before, so I had a look at the website. It looks to be a fork of OpenSER. Does that mean OpenSER development has slowed/ceased, or has the OpenSER project itself morphed into OpenSIPS?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Chris
> 
via a quick google:OpenSER is now OpenSIPS
www.opensips.org      OpenSER continues via OpenSIPS A new name, same
project

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JohnM