[asterisk-users] Asterisk-beginner : cannot make phonecalls using Asterisk

[Michael van der Stoop]

jonas kellens wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> this is the first time that I'm building an Asterisk-server.
>
> I have compiled Asterisk together with Zaptel on an CentOS 5.3-system.
> Zaptel is for later, when configuring the POTS-line. Now first 
> internal communication with SIP.
>
> Thought it would go easier...
>
> I have 2 Grandstream IP-phones : BT-201 and GXP-1200.
>
> These are my settings :
>
> sip.conf :
> /[root at asterisk asterisk]# cat sip.conf/
> /[general]/
> /bindport=5060/
> /bindaddr = 0.0.0.0/
>
> /[BT201]/
> /type=friend/
> /context=intern/
> /host=192.168.4.210/
> /secret=testpaswoord/
>
> /[GXP1200]/
> /type=friend/
> /context=intern/
> /host=192.168.4.211/
> /secret=testpaswoord/
> extensions.conf :
> /[root at asterisk asterisk]# cat extensions.conf/
> /[intern]/
> /exten => 210,1,Dial(SIP/BT201)/
> /exten => 211,1,Dial(SIP/GXP1200)/
> Asterisk CLI shows me :
> /asterisk*CLI> sip reload/
> /Reloading SIP/
> /  == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/sip.conf': Found/
> /  == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/users.conf': Found/
> /  == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/sip_notify.conf': Found/
> /asterisk*CLI> sip show peers/
> /Name/username              Host            Dyn Nat ACL Port    
>  Status               /
> /GXP1200                    192.168.4.211               5060    
>  Unmonitored           /
> /BT201                      192.168.4.210               5060    
>  Unmonitored           /
> /2 sip peers [Monitored: 0 online, 0 offline Unmonitored: 2 online, 0 
> offline]/
>
> /asterisk*CLI> dialplan show intern/
> /[ Context 'intern' created by 'pbx_config' ]/
> /  '210' =>          1. Dial(SIP/BT201)                            
> [pbx_config]/
> /  '211' =>          1. Dial(SIP/GXP1200)                          
> [pbx_config]/
>
> I pick up the phone of the BT201 and dial 211... nothing happens.
> I pick up the phone of the GXP1200 and dial 210... nothing happens.
>
> I would love to have your feedback on this. Where could this problem 
> be situated ?
>
> I notice (on the Asterisk CLI) that my SIP-phones do not register. 
> They have a fixed IP and there account information is set via the web 
> interface.
>
> Greetingz,
> Jonas.
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I had the same issue.  I set the hosts to dynamic and and explicitly set 
their IP's via a dhcp server using their MAC addresses.  The phones 
registered and all is well.

Regards,
Mike