[arm-allstar] Off topic

[David McGough]

Don,

Yes, you can get this to work, using a single HamVoIP/asterisk node. The
ATA device would connect via SIP to asterisk, where the ATA is basically
connecting to app_rpt in reverse autopatch mode.  This works well, I've
done this with Grandstream HT-286 / HT-386 devices in the past.


73, David KB4FXC


On Fri, 20 Mar 2020, "Don Ritchie via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> Thanks Doug,
> 
> But we were trying to do this without a "node" at each end.
> 
> We each have "spare" ATA's .
> 
> Trying to do this "on the cheap", with stuff we already have on hand.
> 
> Sometime in the late 90's or early 2000's we tried to do this for a
> 
> "fire chaser' customer of mine and had problems with connections, we 
> ended up
> 
> having both ATA's calling an Asterisk into a conference bridge, this 
> worked fine until
> 
> the application "went away".
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Don
> 
> 
> On 3/20/2020 17:55, "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > Don,
> >
> >   Allstar is perfectly capable of private point to point communications. In
> > fact no communications on Allstar uses a server other than to determine the
> > IP address and port of the node you are connecting to. All voice is point
> > to point. If A connects to B and B connects to C the voice data flows from
> > A to B who in turn sends it to C. So other than determining the addresses
> > and port at both ends of each connection no server is involved.
> >
> > If you want to be totally devoid of the server for addresses and ports you
> > AND the node you want to connect to can add IP address and port information
> > in the [nodes] stanza towards the end of rpt.conf. This could be an IP
> > address or domain name. Keep in mind however that IP addresses can change
> > so a domain name at both ends would be more reliable. You can do this with
> > assigned node numbers or if you really want to be private using private
> > node numbers at both ends, node numbers between 1000 and 1999. If you use
> > private node numbers then you have to use the nodes stanza to specify each
> > others routing info.
> >
> > Example:  If one end was node 1500 and the other end 1600 default port.
> >
> > At node 1500 add route to 1600
> >
> > [nodes]
> > 1600 = radio at x.x.x.x:4569/1600,NONE  ; where the IP address is the public
> > IP at the other end
> > or
> > 1600 = radio at somedomain.com:4569/1600,NONE
> >
> > At node 1600 add route to 1500
> >
> > [nodes]
> > 1500 = radio at x.x.x.x:4569/1500,NONE  ; where the IP address is the public
> > IP at the other end
> > or
> > 1500 = radio at somedomain.com:4569/1500,NONE
> >
> >
> > *73 Doug*
> >
> > *WA3DSP*
> >
> > *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 5:28 PM "Don Ritchie via ARM-allstar" <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >
> >> This may be a little off topic, but I'll run this up the "flag pole"
> >>
> >> We, myself ( in OH ) and a friend in Florida were talking the
> >> possibility of a "intercom" using a couple of
> >>
> >> linksys or Cisco ATA's. wondering if it's possible  to connect directly
> >> OR will we need a "server" at one end ( Pi running Asterisk )?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
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