<quote who="Matt Lawson"> > We have an asterisk installation that's on a residential-grade DSL and > its port number (as visible from the outside) keeps changing, every time > it registers. fuser indicates that asterisk is only using port 4569 for > IAX2 (as it should), but when it goes out over the Internet, the port > number is reported as something in the 10000's and it changes every time. > > Obviously, this is a network issue of some type, but can anyone explain > more precisely why this happens and how to stop it? We have some other > installations that stay put on port 4569 like they're supposed to. > Network issues aren't my area of expertise. > > Thanks.
You obviously have a "Broadband Router/NAT" device. This allows multiple machines to connect to the DSL line, using one IP address. I would have to say, it is a fact of life, for a network setup like that. It is a matter of keeping state for the NAT. -- END OF LINE -MCP _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users