[arm-allstar] Erratic ability to connect, or not

Doug Crompton wa3dsp at gmail.com
Sun Nov 12 17:48:06 EST 2017


Jim,

  Still need to see the log messages in the client when this is taking
place. Otherwise just guessing.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*


On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 3:52 PM, "Jim Aspinwall No1PC via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

>
> 1. Yesterday was not able to connect via AllStarLink Webtransceiver,
> today, can connect.  My account, my nodes, etc.  The Webtransceiver does
> not provide for choice of CODEC - that I know of.
> 2.  The Android iaxRPT app does not provide for codec selection/config..
> My install also variously has/has not connected.  Only one account/name and
> password has been used across related testing, from different clients.
> 3. Pertinent stanzas in iax.conf include:
> disallow=all
>       allow=g726aal2
>           allow=ulaw
>               allow=gsm tos=0xBC
>
>
> [radio] has:[radio]type=userdisallow=allallow=g726aal2allow=
> ulawallow=gsmcodecpriority=hostcontext=radio-securetransfer=no
> That order/those parameters per many suggestions, references.
> 4. None of the configurations have changed between no-connect and can
> connect states of the node.  Could be old eyes or Murphy...
> Thanks in advance for the 'consult' !
>
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> Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:53:30 -0500
> From: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Erratic ability to connect, or not
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> Jim,
>
>  If you are seeing incoming connection attempts and failures in your client
> it would indicate they are getting through so your port forwarding is
> working. Two major things could cause an incoming connection to fail. One
> is that you do not have return addressing information for them and the
> other is that there is a codec mismatch. That is they are using a codec you
> do not support. Neither should be happening in a default installation.
> There are other less likely things that could cause this like some screwy
> one way Internet connection.
>
> If you can catch a connect that is not working in the client and post the
> messages you are seeing it would be helpful. The client messages are the
> log and can tell you what the problem is.
>
> If you know the node number of the failed connect you can check if you have
> addressing information for them in the client -
>
> rpt lookup <node>      - node without <>
>
> It will tell you what information your Allstar has about that node. Also
> have you changed anything in your installation like allowed codecs, etc.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
>
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