Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk on Dynamic IP to a SIP extension

2012-07-28 Thread Paul Belanger
On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Doug dsc3...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Verizon has put another good third party DSL supplier out of the DSL
 business. Their mindset is to kill the competition and then kill DSL and
 copper althogether in FIOS areas.

 So am soon losing my static IP and I need to prepare for the change. I
 currently have Asterisk running using, besides local extensions, a remote
 SIP extension in another state. In the new configuration both Asterisk and
 the remote extension will be behind dynamic IP.

 I will be running dyndns or equivalent and likely ddclient to update IP's.
 Will there be any issues running in this way? Will Asterisk ride through an
 IP change without a restart? If there is a definitive wiki topic on this
 please pass me the link.

 ddclient is configurable to do any restarts or changes that might be
 necessary should an IP address change.

 I am told that Comcast, which I am hoping to get, has sticky dynamic IP
 meaning the IP addresses rarely if ever change. If that is the case then
 this is pretty much a non issue. I think they use the router mac address to
 assign an IP address.

 Also the version of Asterisk I am running is old - 1.2.35 - yes I know it's
 old but it works and does what I need. Are there differences in versions on
 how the above would work?

sip.conf
[general]
externhost = foo.no-ip.org

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Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk on Dynamic IP to a SIP extension

2012-07-28 Thread Jared Baxley
You were correctly informed about comcast. You should have. No issues
On Jul 28, 2012 8:49 AM, Paul Belanger paul.belan...@polybeacon.com
wrote:
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Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk on Dynamic IP to a SIP extension

2012-07-28 Thread John Novack


Doug wrote:

Verizon has put another good third party DSL supplier out of the DSL business. 
Their mindset is to kill the competition and then kill DSL and copper 
althogether in FIOS areas.

So am soon losing my static IP and I need to prepare for the change. I 
currently have Asterisk running using, besides local extensions, a remote SIP 
extension in another state. In the new configuration both Asterisk and the 
remote extension will be behind dynamic IP.

I will be running dyndns or equivalent and likely ddclient to update IP's.  
Will there be any issues running in this way? Will Asterisk ride through an IP 
change without a restart? If there is a definitive wiki topic on this please 
pass me the link.


I have used Asterisk and dyndns with ddclient for years, with no issues. I 
can't speak to off premiss SIP phones, but if it will work with a URL rather 
than just an IP address, all should go well.

You could always provision an embedded Asterisk thin client at the remote 
location, using IAX, and avoid any issues with SIP if there are any concerns 
with security.

ddclient is configurable to do any restarts or changes that might be necessary 
should an IP address change.

I am told that Comcast, which I am hoping to get, has sticky dynamic IP 
meaning the IP addresses rarely if ever change. If that is the case then this is pretty 
much a non issue. I think they use the router mac address to assign an IP address.


True enough. Comcast will change your IP if the mac address of the router 
changes, but since most routers allow Mac address cloning, even this is a 
minimal issue. As Comcast in many areas is growing, sometimes the IP address 
changes as they reconfigure their network. Mine hasn't changed now for about 18 
months though. Plus their service is reliable. Not quite as robust as a 
telephone company in the 1980's, but pretty good.

Also the version of Asterisk I am running is old - 1.2.35 - yes I know it's old 
but it works and does what I need. Are there differences in versions on how the 
above would work?


I would suggest you move at least to the last 1.4 version . though 1.4 is also 
EOL, the last version is fairly robust, and obviously you don't need any of the 
newer features added later on. Some changes will be needed in your dialplan, 
but not nearly as many as if you were to become current.

I use my Asterisk in a worldwide private network, as well as an interface to 
voip.ms, and it just works.
I also use IAX for all external connections with good results.

Best of luck

John Novack




Thanks, Doug


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[asterisk-users] Asterisk on Dynamic IP to a SIP extension

2012-07-27 Thread Doug
Verizon has put another good third party DSL supplier out of the DSL business. 
Their mindset is to kill the competition and then kill DSL and copper 
althogether in FIOS areas.


So am soon losing my static IP and I need to prepare for the change. I 
currently have Asterisk running using, besides local extensions, a remote SIP 
extension in another state. In the new configuration both Asterisk and the 
remote extension will be behind dynamic IP.

I will be running dyndns or equivalent and likely ddclient to update IP's.  
Will there be any issues running in this way? Will Asterisk ride through an IP 
change without a restart? If there is a definitive wiki topic on this please 
pass me the link.

ddclient is configurable to do any restarts or changes that might be necessary 
should an IP address change.


I am told that Comcast, which I am hoping to get, has sticky dynamic IP 
meaning the IP addresses rarely if ever change. If that is the case then this 
is pretty much a non issue. I think they use the router mac address to assign 
an IP address.


Also the version of Asterisk I am running is old - 1.2.35 - yes I know it's old 
but it works and does what I need. Are there differences in versions on how the 
above would work?


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