On Fri, 5 Feb 2010, Nikhil Nair wrote: > Hi again, > > OK, I've now installed a local caching nameserver, but don't see any > change at all. > > IN detail, what I did: > > - Installed Debian packages resolvconf and dnsmasq (resolvconf just takes > care of dynamic nameserver allocations in /etc/resolv.conf). > > - After looking at the docs, edited /etc/network/interfaces to add a > dns-nameservers line in the entry for eth1. Then reconfigured > resolvconf. > > - Checked /etc/resolv.conf: now showing 127.0.0.1 as the only nameserver. > > - Tested name resolution in general: working fine. > > - Turned ADSL router off and tried to make local and Zap calls: no luck. > > - Rebooted machine and tried again: still no luck. > > Again, the logs indicate that Asterisk thinks the SIP phones are > unreachable. > > Was there anything special I needed to do with the setup of dnsmasq, or > its interface with Asterisk? If not, I'm stuck again. > > Thoughts? > > Nikhil. >
Hi, I am stepping out on a limb here, since I have never run dnsmasq, but I don't think it is an actual caching server. I think it just relays queries to upstream servers, which in your case are still unreachable, and will still cause asterisk to timeout waiting for a reply. You need a true local DNS server that can answer for your asterisk box and any named phones. A caching server should do also, assuming that your link is up long enough to serve and cache a few local queries before it goes down - pretty much how most of my systems run. j -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users