Vieri wrote: > --- On Fri, 1/9/09, Tilghman Lesher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> --- On Fri, 1/9/09, Josiah Bryan >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Is this right after bringing online the alias IP? >>>> If so, you might try using arp-sk to broadcast an >> ARP >>>> packet to kick-start the IP lookup... >>>> http://sid.rstack.org/arp-sk/ >>> Thanks for the link. >>> However, it's not that the two boxes don't >> "see" each other: they can ping, >>> do HTTP, etc. The only service not working is IAX (ie. >> "iax2 show peers" >>> says that the peer is unreachable). So basically, if I >> try to communicate >>> with the alias IP address via several protocols such >> as HTTP, ICMP, SSH, >>> etc, then all works fine. However, if I setup a iax >> trunk, it does not >>> work. >>> I also tested the connection with a softphone (zoiper) >> and it fails too (it >>> fails to connect to the alias IP but it connects fine >> to the nic's >>> "standard" IP address). >>> >>> So, I'm puzzled by the following: >>> >>> These WORK: >>> telnet <alias_IP> 80 >>> ssh <alias_IP> >>> ping <alias_IP> >>> iaxclient <standard_IP> >>> >>> But this doesn't: >>> iaxclient <alias_IP> >>> >>> even though iax.conf has bindaddr=0.0.0.0 >>> >>> Any clue as to why it's behaving this way? >> Yes. All protocols prior to 1.6.0 use the routing table to >> determine what >> address to use when sending out packets related to a call. >> Normally, the >> alias address is not in the routing table at all, which is >> why it is not >> 'seen' by IAX2. Now, starting in 1.6.0, we have >> the capability within >> Asterisk to use alias addresses within certain protocols, >> but AFAIK, that >> has only been implemented within the SIP stack. > > Thanks for your helpful feedback. > > Curiously, UDP SIP works with alias IP addresses even in 1.2.30. > I guess that the IAX implementation is lagging behind in this particular > field. >
With re: to the routing table - it may be a silly question, but is that an arp routing table? If so, could you use arp-sk to force populate the routing table for the alias? -josiah _______________________________________________ -- 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
