[arm-allstar] Still struggleing with NAT

[David McGough]

Yes, ZeroTier is simply a VPN service. It's seeming like VPN's may be the 
only solution with some ISP's.

73, David KB4FXC



On Sat, 25 Jul 2020, Orrin Winton wrote:

> FWIW, i solved my danged-ISP double-natting problem by using ZeroTier
> networking. Seems to work like a charm. I am only suggesting it, and can't
> go thru it with you, but anyway it works for me.
> 
> Orrin WN1Z
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 6:15 AM "David McGough via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > I'll work with you off list, since I believe this is a site specific
> > issue, not a generalized problem.
> >
> > The FreePBX NAT setting is in regard to SIP traffic, not IAX traffic. SIP
> > is a more complex protocol that uses many UDP ports. Usually, SIP is much
> > harder to get working, when behind a NAT firewall.
> >
> >
> > 73, David KB4FXC
> >
> > On Fri, 24 Jul 2020, "Chris Zenchenko via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> >
> > > As mentioned in my previous message I can no longer stay connected when
> > > transmitting to nodes outside my network.
> > > With the 5268AC in DMZ and my router receiving the public address most
> > > everything works other than allstar.
> > > My Freepbx works just fine for both inbound and outbound SIP calls.
> > > That version of Asterisk has a configuration option that lets you set if
> > you
> > > are using a NAT along with the info on the LAN being used.
> > > It seems to be just fine.
> > > If I switch to port forwarding and use the firewall and forwarding from
> > the
> > > 5268AC to my router then Freepbx doesn't handle inbound calls.
> > > The techs at my VOIP supplier say the packets are showing double NAT and
> > > that is preventing inbound calls.
> > > There must be something associated with my IAX2 packets since I can
> > easily
> > > connect to other nodes.
> > > I can listen forever but only transmit for about 5 seconds before the
> > > outbound TX quits.
> > > The next transmit attempt causes the node to try and reconnect but after
> > a
> > > minute or so I get a node disconnected message.
> > > This might not be strictly a Allstar issue but if NAT options make other
> > > Asterisk installations function maybe there is something in the version
> > we
> > > run that I am overlooking.
> > > If nothing else I'd sure like to know what is in the packets that is
> > causing
> > > the TX to barf.
> > > tnx
> > >
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