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> 1) IP-phones get there IP from a DHCP<br>
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The source of the address is not the issue.<br>
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> I still see no register-message on the CLI. This really should happen<br>
> now, as they are defined host=dynamic !<br>
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I suspect you have not [correctly] configured the phones to register to the Asterisk server.<br>
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</div></blockquote><br>You may want to pay attention to what he is saying. If you read through teh "Asterisk - The Future of Telephony - 2nd Edition" then read page 83 where it says.. <br><br>"The <i>host</i> option is used to define where the clients exists on the network when Asterisk <b>needs to send a call to it</b>." In your case it appears the <b>phone</b> (not Asterisk) is the one having a problem sending a call. <br><br>Have you visisted the phone's web configuration page and entered the IP address of the Asterisk server? If you have not then you need to plug in the Asterisk server IP address, authorization userid (usually the extension) and the authorization password (defined by 'secret='). <br><br>There was another post I would second regarding FreePBX. My first 'installation' of Asterisk was Digium's Switchvox server delivered to my company's office (followed quickly by their 'free' version on my home network). My second installation was FreePBX for a friend's small company which allowed me to get my feet wet in a production environment. I firmly believe that starting off with source compiled version of Asterisk would have been more than I could chew and probably ruined my appetite for this fascinating platform. FreePBX (if you read the configuration files carefully) will allow you to get a functional installation working more quickly. After you have a chance to see how it works (and how it doesn't) then you can graduate to a custom installation of Asterisk. <br><br>Glad to see you're suffering through this though. It's a great learning experience once it works. <br><br></span></body></html>