Re: [Siproxd-users] Using iptel service ...

[PAZ <rj...@ef...>]

On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Thomas Ries wrote:

> Hi, Roberto
> 
> On  7 Apr, PAZ wrote:
> > 
> > Hi:
> > 	I tried version 0.3.2 and it worked just fine!!!. Voice sounds 
> > loud and clear. There's only one thing that didn't get to work yet: when 
> > I sing-in into IPTEL service, I don't see my partner like he was on-line 
> > (but he is). I forced a communication with him, and I reach him OK. I used 
> > voice without any trouble.
> > 
> > 	Do you know any reason why my partner doesn't appear as on-line? (I 
> > don't appear as on-line to him either ...). Tomorrow we are going to try 
> > more than one communicaction behind the NAT firewall simultaneously.
> > 
> > 	Thank you.
> > 
> 
> One question: you write "when I sign-in into IPTEL service". How do you
> do this? Your local User Agent must register itself at siproxd. And as
> siproxd currently does no support "proxy-chaining", your local User
> Agent very likely does *not* register itself at IPTEL.
> If you are using a sip<xxx>@iptel.org registration address, your
> configuration is probably working 'just by accident'.
> 
> 
> The following scenario is *not* supported by siproxd:
> 
> 				  +-----------+
>           :			  | registrar |
> 	  :			  |	      |
>  	  :			  +-----------+
> +-------+ : +--------+                  | iptel.org
> | local | : |firewall|  Internet        |
> |  UA   |---|siproxd |------------------+-------------//
> +-------+ : +--------+
> 
> - siproxd will *not* register itself or the local UAs
>   to an other registrar/proxy.
> 
> 
> 
> What *is* supported:
>           :
> +-------+ : +--------+ 
> | local | : |firewall|  Internet   
> |  UA   |---|siproxd |--------------------------------//
> +-------+ : +--------+  myname.homeip.net
> 
> - UA registers itself at siproxd,
>   using a registration record:
>   sip:us...@my...
> 
> - myname.homeip.net must resolve to the
>   public IP address of the firewall.
>   (-> eg DynDNS service)
> 
> - Incomming Calls must be directed to
>   sip:us...@my...
> 
> 
> Maybe, some day siproxd may support the first situation as well, but
> currrently is does not. I also don't know *when* I will have time
> (and I'm in the mood for) to start working on such an issue.
> 
> I'm quite sure that the reason for you problem (not seeing your partner
> online) is that your setup is similar to the first one.
> (If IPTEL is tolerant and redirect calls *TO* you, voice calls may work.
>  It could also be that making voice calls only work in one direction -
>  eg only outgoing calls work but incomming calls fail)
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> /Thomas
> 

Yes, that's exactly what did happen. Sorry, my mistake. I suppose I didn't 
read documentation enough. I guess I misunderstand something due to iptel 
documentation and MS Messenger, that doesn't work if we don't sing-in our 
user. I guess I will try some other SIP Softphone for Windows.

Thank you, I hope that it will be all.

-- 
Roberto Paz

"The box said, 'Requires Windows 95 or better', so i installed Linux"
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