On 2016-05-26 21:40, Per Jessen wrote:
James Knott wrote:
Actually, with NAT, you have to use an STUN server to communicate the real address to the other end. Otherwise, it would try to use the NAT address, which wouldn't be reachable. This is just one example of a hack made necessary by NAT.
You make it out to be a big deal, James. We have had a STUN server running alongside Asterisk for years. In my office, anyone who's working from home has a VoIP telephone set (or uses a laptop client), whatever internet connection they're on at home is of no concern, they are reachable by VoIP.
But that STUN server is probably set on a fixed address, so that it can be reached by the clients. That's the problem, normal people can't set up that lacking that fixed address. Yes, of course, there is dyndns and such, but... -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)