asterisk users - Sep 2003 - Traversing the NAT

All of us SIP users have problems with NAT boxes from hell... :-)

There's some components that needs to be documented, like

* What's STUNs role and how do we implement it alongside with NAT
   (maybe Vovida.org stun server)
* What is the function of NAT=yes in sip.conf ;-)
* Do I have any use of SIProxd in handling this?
* Where do I place my asterisk - outside the firewall giving inside clients a
problem
   or inside the firewall, making it a problem for Asterisk to connect to
outside SIP
   servers, like fwd.pulver.com
* What's the role of "Outbound SIP server"-support in clients?

Any comments, explanations, suggestions, examples would be fine so we can put
together a FAQ on Asterisk, SIP and the NAT problem. Maybe on the SIPwiki?
I haven't got all the knowledge here, but can edit together bits and pieces
from those who understand it or just implemented solutions.

/O

From: "Olle E. Johansson"
<oej@edvina.net>
> 
> Any comments, explanations, suggestions, examples would be fine so we can
put
> together a FAQ on Asterisk, SIP and the NAT problem. Maybe on the SIPwiki?
> I haven't got all the knowledge here, but can edit together bits and
pieces
> from those who understand it or just implemented solutions.
I just setup a wiki at: www.voip-info.org
Feel free to put the FAQ there.

Jim

James H. Thompson
jht@lava.net