I found a way to install PIAF via a USB cdrom drive/network. The only way I could get it to work was to put the contents of the cd on the http server
1. Copy the contents of PIAF to a HTTP server
2. Type ksnet at the boot prompt
3. When it complains about not finding kickstart script put in “http://:x.x.x.x/ksnet.cfg”
4. When it complains about not finding the FTP. Hit back and select HTTP
5. Follow the prompts to install PIAF
Please post comments on your experiences. I hope this helps.
UPDATE:
You can also use an NFS share. The syntax is “nfs:x.x.x.x:/mnt/install/ksnet.cfg”
There is nothing worse than your provider blocking outbound SIP traffic (UDP 5060). There is a great service out now that will allow you to bypass your providers hatred for SIP.
Last I checked ClearWire blocks SIP. I am assuming this should work for ClearWire users. If it works please leave a comment and let me know.
A complete list of proxies is available at http://freesps.googlepages.com/
Last I checked the following proxies and ports were avaialable:
free.sipout.com:53
free.sipout.com:69
free.sipout.com:80
free.sipout.com:123
free.sipout.com:135
free.sipout.com:161
free.sipout.com:443
free.sipout.com:1433
free.sipout.com:1812
free.sipout.com:3389
free.sipout.com:5900
free.sipout.com:15345
free.sipout.com:27888
free.sipout.com:44899
What is podlinez.net?
Podlinez is a free service that lets you listen to podcasts on your phone by calling a regular land line phone number.
For example, if you call 1 (415) 376-7253 from any phone, you will hear the CNN podcast.
Get a complete list of podcast numbers from their website:
http://www.podlinez.net
We are all about SIP and VoIP here so PSTN numbers aren’t that impressive. I’ll show you
how to connect to podlinez via SIP bypassing the PSTN. With SIP, you can listen to podcasts
on your Asterisk system without the need to place a PSTN call. No phone line needed!
The Concept:
Since podlinez supports SIP we are going to configure Asterisk to take any number begining with *763(POD) and direct it to the podlinez SIP proxy server. You can of course change *763 to whatever you wish.
Step One:
Non FreePBX users: add the following to your /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf
exten => _*763.,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:4}@podlinez.net)
Free PBX users: add the following to your /etc/asterisk/extensions_custom.conf
[from-internal-custom]
exten => _*763.,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:4}@podlinez.net)
Step Two:
Reload asterisk: asterisk -rx reload
Enjoy a podcast:
1. Browse to http://www.podlinez.net to find the number of your favorite podcast
2. Dial: *763 and a the number of the podcast you wish to listen enjoy excluding the country code 1.
3. Enjoy SIP podcasting goodness.
Please leve a comment and let me know how how this works for you.
TelTel is a SIP provider that includes a proprietary SIP client that only works under Windows. The client itself has allot of features such as desktop sharing, presence, and chat capabilities. The problem is, you can’t use the service on anything but a Windows box. TelTel does not include instructions on their website to configure third party clients.
After some searching I found the settings:
Username: user_AT_email.com | subsitute the @ symbol with _AT_
Authorization username: user@email.com | you are using the @ sign and not _AT_
Password: yourpassword
Domain: teltel.com
Proxy: obproxy.teltel.com:9090
I have tested these settings with XLite and they work great!
There are several ways to go about creating a redundant PIAF setup. I am fortunate enough to have access to a MySQL cluster so I am taking advantage of it. You can also use MySQL replication between two PIAF boxes. That is a topic for another post.
This post is geared towards those already familiar with Linux. When I have more time I may create step by step instructions for those that aren’t so familiar with Linux.
Solution:
1. Export the local DB called ‘asterisk’ to a file on PIAF server a
2. Import the file containing the SQL for the ‘asterisk’ DB to the MySQL cluster.
3. Modify necesarry variables in /etc/amportal.conf on server a to point to the MySQL cluster.
4. Restart amportal to ensure MySQL access is working as expected.
5. Enable SSH key based authentication between server a and server b and drop the keys in /root/cron
6. Copy the following two scripts to /root/cron on server b
update_host.sh
# cat rsync_script
#!/usr/bin/sh
echo "Starting /var/lib/asterisk"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/var/lib/asterisk/ /var/lib/asterisk/
echo "Finished /var/lib/asterisk"
echo ""
echo "Starting /usr/local/apache/passwd/wwwpasswd"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/usr/local/apache/passwd/wwwpasswd /usr/local/apache/passwd/wwwpasswd
echo "Finished /usr/local/apache/passwd/wwwpasswd"
echo ""
echo "Starting /etc/asterisk/"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/etc/asterisk/ /etc/asterisk/
echo "Finished /etc/asterisk/"
echo ""
echo "Starting /var/www"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/var/www/ /var/www/
echo "Finished /var/www"
echo ""
echo "Starting /usr/lib/asterisk"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/usr/lib/asterisk/ /usr/lib/asterisk/
echo "Finished /usr/lib/asterisk"
echo ""
echo "Starting /etc/amportal.conf"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/etc/amportal.conf /etc/amportal.conf
echo "Finished /etc/amportal.conf"
echo ""
echo "Reloading Asterisk configs from MySQL"
/var/lib/asterisk/bin/module_admin reload
echo "Reload Successful"
echo ""
echo "Starting removal of SIP registrations"
rm /etc/asterisk/sip_registrations.conf
echo "sip_registrations.conf removed"
echo ""
echo "Reloading Asterisk"
/usr/sbin/asterisk -rx reload
echo "Reload Successful"
echo ""
promote_primary.sh
# cat rsync_script
#!/usr/bin/sh
echo "Starting /var/lib/asterisk"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/var/lib/asterisk/ /var/lib/asterisk/
echo "Finished /var/lib/asterisk"
echo ""
echo "Starting /usr/local/apache/passwd/wwwpasswd"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/usr/local/apache/passwd/wwwpasswd /usr/local/apache/passwd/wwwpasswd
echo "Finished /usr/local/apache/passwd/wwwpasswd"
echo ""
echo "Starting /etc/asterisk/"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/etc/asterisk/ /etc/asterisk/
echo "Finished /etc/asterisk/"
echo ""
echo "Starting /var/www"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/var/www/ /var/www/
echo "Finished /var/www"
echo ""
echo "Starting /usr/lib/asterisk"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/usr/lib/asterisk/ /usr/lib/asterisk/
echo "Finished /usr/lib/asterisk"
echo ""
echo "Starting /etc/amportal.conf"
/usr/bin/rsync -a -e "ssh -i /root/cron/asterisk2-rsync-key" \
root@servera:/etc/amportal.conf /etc/amportal.conf
echo "Finished /etc/amportal.conf"
echo ""
echo "Reloading Asterisk configs from MySQL"
/var/lib/asterisk/bin/module_admin reload
echo "Reload Successful"
echo ""
7. Run update_host.sh on serverb This copies the configs from server a to server b minus the sip registrations
8. If you want to promote server b to primary (registering to SIP providers for inbound calls) run promote_primary.sh
I have always found SER to be a painful process to install and configure. As a result I started using Brekeke. Breke works well enough alright, but it costs $$. Another solution is to use openSIPS.
http://www.opensips.org/
If you are interested in starting an Asterisk users group in the Puget Sound area please contact me.
Thanks,
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