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Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:27 am Post subject: Getting outbound calls to work with Asterisk on a soft line
Hi,
I am having trouble getting an outbound cal to work through Asterisk. I can receive inbound calls on my softphone line without problem, but when I try to make an outbound call, I get a "404 Not Found" error message back from the Vonage server. I see that I get an "OK" message back from the server after a REGISTER message, so I am not sure what the problem is. Any help is appreciated.
My sip.conf file is:
[general]
externip=###
nat=yes
register=1mynumber:password@atlas-east.vonage.net:5060
Although I hope to be proved wrong, the members in this forum historically haven't handled a lot of Asterisk configuration problems. I hope that changes, but I suggest that you not wait to post your question on an Asterisk focused support forum.
Good luck getting your dialing working! When you do, it might be a help to others if you could post a sample working config file with comments.
Also, this thread probably belongs under the SoftPhone forum.
Thanks for the reply scerruti. I think that my problem >may< be more Vonage related. It looks like Asterisk is trying to make the call by sending the INVITE, but getting the 404 message. So, I started here first. I am headed over to the Asterisk mailing list next. You are correct, this may be more softphone related. I will definitely post a commneted configuration once I get it working.
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I tried that and several versions of that. I was unable to get oubound or inbound calls to work with that. The configuration I have posted is the one that gets me the furthest with successfully placing and receiving calls.
Solved this on the Asterisk list. For those interested, I have complete connectivity with Vonae using the following config files for a softphone laocted at extenstion 201 locally. My problem was I was sending calls directly out to Vonage instead of using the context defined in Asterisk.
How did you get your password to use for asterisk? Did you have to purchase a vonage softphone?
Yes, you need a Vonage Soft Phone and then you can get it under the soft phone properties at Vonage. Logon to your account, go to "Features", then you will have an option for "Vonage Soft Phone" (like Bandwidth Saver, etc... will show up when you have a soft phone), then click on "Manage Soft Lines", then "Configure" and it will show you the password.
Hope that helps. I have managed to get outbound calls to work, but still working on the inbound side of things! I'm new to Asterisk and Linux and spent a day trying to get BroadVoice up and running. I simply couldn't get it going so I added a softphone to my Vonage and got it up and running pretty quickly - at least for outbound. Inbound is a different story but I'm sure it is something I am doing wrong. I'm a newbie and was very happy to just get the outbound going!
Some notes... you are advised to use insecure=very or you will not get incoming calls. Likewise, your extensions should be configured appropriately to canreinvite=no and nat=yes if your extensions have to traverse NAT to get to the Asterisk box.
Here's the bare minimum you'll need to get Vonage and Asterisk working:
sip.conf:
Code:
; Remember to replace 12125551212 with your number!
[pstn-in]
; Vonage 212-555-1212 DID
; Replace YOUREXTENSION with your Internal PBX extension
; For instance, Dial(SIP/8100,25,rt) will cause extension 8100 to
; ring when the number is called. Dial(SIP/8100&SIP/8101,25,rt)
; will cause extensions 8100 and 8101 to ring simultaneously etc.
; Ringing() is optional, but suggested if you want the extension to
; appear to ring even if the extension is offline such as if you're
; using a softphone client that might not be connected to the
; Internet all the time
exten => s,1,Dial(SIP/YOUREXTENSION,25,rt)
exten => s,2,Ringing()
exten => s,3,Wait(60)
[pstn-out]
; Dial out if it matches the 1+areacode+number pattern for USA
; You can get fancy here if you want special rules for outbound calls
exten => _1NXXNXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN}@sphone.vopr.vonage.net,25,rt)
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