X-Lite is not able to connect Asterisk Server

pokhraj_d · March 4, 2019, 7:52am

I fired the below command and get the details

ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:16:3e:bf:88:93
          inet addr:88.99.245.202  Bcast:88.99.245.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::216:3eff:febf:8893/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:8493935 errors:0 dropped:555859 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:7962975 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:3422485618 (3.4 GB)  TX bytes:3870834986 (3.8 GB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:5880 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:5880 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1
          RX bytes:547848 (547.8 KB)  TX bytes:547848 (547.8 KB)

What will be localnet

dmsherazi · March 4, 2019, 8:17am

If this is ifconfig on the asterisk server then localnet = 88.99.245.0/255.255.255.0

jcolp · March 4, 2019, 11:12am

If Asterisk is not behind NAT, then you don’t need to set “localnet” or “externip/externaddr”. You only need to set the “nat” option on endpoints which are themselves behind NAT.

dmsherazi · March 4, 2019, 11:22am

Agree with @jcolp . localnet , externip etc are for NAT purposes only

pokhraj_d · March 4, 2019, 5:47pm

Ok… I got it. As I believe my asterisk server is not behind NAT as when I am connecting by using my mobile internet or other internet, they are working fine as X-lite is registering perfectly.
Now what I have seen, since my ISP provided me a fixed GLOBAL_IP, I need to set
host=< Asterisk_server_Public_IP >. Using the parameter host=dynamic not working and Status is “Unreachable”

CLI> SIP show peers
It is showing my Status is “Unreachable”.
Host= < Asterisk_server_Public_IP > showing the status is reachable.
Why it is so?

david551 · March 4, 2019, 5:53pm

host should be the address of the peer, not the address of the Asterisk daemin.

pokhraj_d · March 4, 2019, 6:04pm

I have provided the address of the peer [The Global-IP provided by my ISP]. Still the status is unreachable.
Any clue please?

pokhraj_d · March 4, 2019, 6:15pm

Also if I will provide host=dynamic at sip.conf, then how asterisk client will know which peer to connect and how asterisk client will know what will the GLOBAL_IP/Dynamic IP for the peer running at remote windows desktop. [for example X-lite running at remote windows as peer]

johnkiniston · March 4, 2019, 6:19pm

That is the purpose of ‘Registration’

Your SIP Endpoint sends Registration requests to your server, the Server then knows where the endpoint is.

david551 · March 4, 2019, 6:19pm

Because the address will be provided in the Contact header of the REGISTER request from the remote peer.

pokhraj_d · March 4, 2019, 6:32pm

Ok… I understood. But when I am providing keepalive=Yes and sip.conf [general] section
CLI> SIP Show peers showing the status “Unmonitored”
Here is the Details from Debug
CLI? SIP show Pokhraj

sip show peer Pokhraj


  * Name       : Pokhraj
  Description  :
  Secret       : <Set>
  MD5Secret    : <Not set>
  Remote Secret: <Not set>
  Context      : incoming
  Record On feature : automon
  Record Off feature : automon
  Subscr.Cont. : <Not set>
  Language     :
  Tonezone     : <Not set>
  AMA flags    : Unknown
  Transfer mode: open
  CallingPres  : Presentation Allowed, Not Screened
  Callgroup    :
  Pickupgroup  :
  Named Callgr :
  Nam. Pickupgr:
  MOH Suggest  :
  Mailbox      :
  VM Extension : asterisk
  LastMsgsSent : 32767/65535
  Call limit   : 0
  Max forwards : 0
  Dynamic      : Yes
  Callerid     : "" <>
  MaxCallBR    : 384 kbps
  Expire       : 3393
  Insecure     : no
  Force rport  : Yes
  Symmetric RTP: Yes
  ACL          : No
  DirectMedACL : No
  T.38 support : No
  T.38 EC mode : Unknown
  T.38 MaxDtgrm: 4294967295
  DirectMedia  : No
  PromiscRedir : No
  User=Phone   : No
  Video Support: No
  Text Support : No
  Ign SDP ver  : No
  Trust RPID   : No
  Send RPID    : No
  Path support : No
  Path         : N/A
  TrustIDOutbnd: Legacy
  Subscriptions: Yes
  Overlap dial : Yes
  DTMFmode     : rfc2833
  Timer T1     : 500
  Timer B      : 32000
  ToHost       : 192.168.1.14
  Addr->IP     : 223.176.31.183:62914
  Defaddr->IP  : (null)
  Prim.Transp. : UDP
  Allowed.Trsp : UDP
  Def. Username: Pokhraj
  SIP Options  : replaces replace
  Codecs       : (ulaw|alaw)
  Auto-Framing : No
  Status       : Unmonitored
  Useragent    : X-Lite release 5.4.0 stamp 94388
  Reg. Contact : sip:Pokhraj@223.176.31.183:62914;rinstance=e397094e719bd3e7
  Qualify Freq : 60000 ms
  Keepalive    : 60000 ms
  Sess-Timers  : Accept
  Sess-Refresh : uas
  Sess-Expires : 1800 secs
  Min-Sess     : 90 secs
  RTP Engine   : asterisk
  Parkinglot   :
  Use Reason   : No
  Encryption   : No
  RTCP Mux     : No

Please advice

david551 · March 4, 2019, 6:35pm

I believe this shows that a registration has been successful. It would have been easier to see with sip show peers.

pokhraj_d · March 4, 2019, 6:37pm

But why it is showing unmonitored?

david551 · March 4, 2019, 6:39pm

Because you don’t have qualify enabled.

I think you really need to do some reading as you asking lots of questions that nearly everyone else answers for themselves.

pokhraj_d · March 4, 2019, 6:42pm

I have done that…

context=public
allowguest=no
srvlookup=yes
udpbindaddr=0.0.0.0
tcpenable=no
transport=udp
;nat=force_rport
nat=force_rport,comedia
srvlookup=yes
qualify=yes
keepalive=yes
canreinvite=no
disallow=all
alwaysauthreject = yes
deny=0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0

pokhraj_d · March 12, 2019, 9:37am

Resolved the issue. I am able to connect both the peers successfully.
Thanks Again for the support and your valuable advice.