On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 18:50, Olle E. Johansson wrote: > Jean-Marc V. Liotier wrote: > > On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 13:03, Philipp von Klitzing answered off-list: > > > >>>[6040] > >>>defaultip=192.168.1.40 > >> > >>Replace this with "host=dynamic" and see what happens. > > > > That's it ! > > > > Thinking it was going to make things easier to diagnose, I had chosen to > > set the phones with a static IP. Apparently, wether defaultip is set or > > not, when the phone uses a static IP address, some assumptions are made > > about authentication. I do not understand what they are and which side > > assumes something, but it prevents SIP registration. Setting > > host=dynamic even though I use static IP addresses solved the problem. > > > > Many hours went into finding that out. If somebody has a clue about how > > the a static IP address influences the SIP registration process, I would > > be happy to know about it. > > Registration is simply a way for a SIP device to tell the PBX "I'm here, > place any calls to this IP address". To be able to do so, most configurations > require the client to authenticate. If you configure a static address, > the PBX already know how to reach the client and no registration is therefore > needed (and not allowed in asterisk). > > Enabling registration makes the SIP device mobile across the network. > Configuring a static address locks it in.
Thanks for enlightening me. I'll put that in the wiki if it is not already there. _______________________________________________ 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
