Thanks to everyone for your input. I've chosen to register my * server with FWD's IAX service, and have my remote SIP users register as FWD clients. I think this will solve my biggest problems, and give me the added benefit of having voice mail available if my * server is offline.
--------- Original Message -------- From: Benjamin on Asterisk Mailing Lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Suggestion re: SIP/NAT/* Date: 29/10/04 14:30 > > On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:45:46 -0600, Ryan Courtnage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yep, you can do this, just requires some port forwarding and special > > considerations in sip.conf. > > You are missing the point. There is no *solution* to SIP NAT > traversal. All there is are *workarounds*, otherwise known as bad and > rather dangerous hacks. Whether it works or not is highly dependent on > external factors that you don't usually control. It also depends on > the type of NAT/PAT your router is using, ie the router's particular > NAT/PAT implementation. > > The fact remains that SIP NAT traversal setups are highly insecure and > unreliable. Consider this to be the equivalent of locking your > apartment with duct tape. It may work for you, but you wouldn't > recommend it to anyone else UNLESS you wish them harm. > > Now, this is valid for single NAT situations and it is even more valid > for double NAT situations. > > If you want to do this properly without duct tape, then you will have > the three choices I mentioned: > > - If you must use SIP, don't use NAT > - If you must use NAT, use IAX > - If you must use both SIP and NAT, build a tunnel > > Anything else is improper and unprofessional. > > rgds > benjk > _______________________________________________ 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
