Is the only issue with ALG rewring of sip message headers as it comes
in through firewall?

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Tony Graziano
<tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net> wrote:
> Because it interferes with the media relay for remote workers in sipxecs.
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Roman Gelfand <rgelfa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Actually, it does have dos protection.  However, it is not based on
>> limiting connections rather on limiting bandwidth and priority.
>>
>> BTW... what is the reason why something like ALG can not work with sipx?
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Tony Graziano
>> <tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net> wrote:
>> > If your fortigate does not have a dos protection mechanism (it does not
>> > need
>> > sip alg enabled to do this, as DOS protection is a firewall function),
>> > you
>> > should investigate upgrading the device to get that module or replacing
>> > it.
>> > Basic DOS protection in fortigate should be self sensing/aware, and able
>> > to
>> > handle the relentless connections to port "whatever" by itself, assuming
>> > it
>> > is available on the device, enabled and configured (via your fortigate
>> > firewall policy).
>> > Absent that, replacing it with something that offers this might be a
>> > wise
>> > choice if you need to support remote users or replacing sipxbridge with
>> > a
>> > SBC that can do the same function.
>> >
>> > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Roman Gelfand <rgelfa...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> My firewall could do this, but it would require me to use ALG.  I
>> >> thought we are not to use ALG.
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Tony Graziano
>> >> <tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net> wrote:
>> >> > See my blog:
>> >> >
>> >> > http://blog.myitdepartment.net
>> >> >
>> >> > Article about rate limiting connections. If your firewall can do this
>> >> > too,
>> >> > you'll be fine.
>> >> > ============================
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>> >> > Fax: 434.984.8431
>> >> >
>> >> > Email: tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net
>> >> >
>> >> > LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk:
>> >> > Telephone: 434.984.8426
>> >> > Fax: 434.984.8427
>> >> >
>> >> > Helpdesk Contract Customers:
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>> >> >
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org
>> >> > <sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org>
>> >> > To: Discussion list for users of sipXecs software
>> >> > <sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org>
>> >> > Sent: Fri Oct 29 14:47:45 2010
>> >> > Subject: Re: [sipx-users] Performance Degradation
>> >> >
>> >> > sipxproxy is using 143% cpu.
>> >> >
>> >> > It looks like I am in trouble.  Looking at the log I see extension
>> >> > 107
>> >> > or 123 that doesn't exist in the domail.  The user agent is claims is
>> >> > friendly scanner.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Tony Graziano
>> >> > <tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net> wrote:
>> >> >> Check your logs (sipxproxy and registrar) to see ify there are
>> >> >> registration
>> >> >> or invite attempts from the outside.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> top -U sipxchange
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Does anything show high cpu?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ============================
>> >> >> Tony Graziano, Manager
>> >> >> Telephone: 434.984.8430
>> >> >> Fax: 434.984.8431
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Email: tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net
>> >> >>
>> >> >> LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk:
>> >> >> Telephone: 434.984.8426
>> >> >> Fax: 434.984.8427
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Helpdesk Contract Customers:
>> >> >> http://www.myitdepartment.net/gethelp/
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org
>> >> >> <sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org>
>> >> >> To: Discussion list for users of sipXecs software
>> >> >> <sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org>
>> >> >> Sent: Fri Oct 29 14:30:29 2010
>> >> >> Subject: [sipx-users] Performance Degradation
>> >> >>
>> >> >> All of a sudden, the sipx server slowed down significantly to the
>> >> >> point that registration are timing out 408.  If I am lucky and
>> >> >> register the phone, it takes a minute to place a call.  There is
>> >> >> realy
>> >> >> no load on the system.  SWhat could be the cause?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks in advance
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>> > Tony Graziano, Manager
>> > Telephone: 434.984.8430
>> > sip: tgrazi...@voice.myitdepartment.net
>> > Fax: 434.326.5325
>> >
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>> >
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>> > Telephone: 434.984.8426
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>> >
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>
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>
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>
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