[App_rpt-users] Why Can't I Connect?

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Perhaps your router is going bad. If its not forwarding port 4569 UDP 
properly, despite it says it is, then you wont be able to connect to any 
one. As you said if you move the node to the DMZ then it works.
I have seen routers do this over a period of time. Perhaps a router 
reboot will help.

Also I have seen in the past some nodes dont seem to get the node lists 
for a while. If the node you are trying to connect to isn't in your node 
list or the list is stale, then you wont be able to connect. Also if 
your node isn't in the extnode list that gets pushed out then nobody 
else can connect to you because you don't exist as far as they are 
concerned.

You can look in the extnodes list to see if the node you want to connect 
to is there.

Its located at: /var/lib/asterisk/rpt_extnodes

If all was working in the past then I'm thinking you router may be on 
its way out.

You can monitor the traffic on port 4569 to see if the stat packets are 
going out and receiving the ack by running this command at the root prompt:

tcpdump udp port 4569 -ni eth0

Use CTL C to stop monitoring.

If you dont see the ack in bound to port 4569 then it could be your  router.

As for the stat reporting, normally when a node is off line and goes on 
line the node must report to the stat page at regular times. And it must 
get the extnode file on a regular basis. As it was said you must wait 
for the node list to be pushed out to all the nodes before you exist to 
them. My experience is 10 -15 min but it varies.

Use the TCP dump to confirm this is going on.

Hope this helps.

Jon VA3RQ

On 8/25/2012 12:27 AM, Jim W7RY wrote:
> You are.. It has been on line for 2 days. Please check the status page 
> for node 28238 and you can see that it's been on for several days. The 
> node was blocked from the WIN system. But that doesn't explain why I 
> couldn't connect to anyone else.
> Thanks
> 73
> Jim W7RY
> *From:* Tony Youngblood <mailto:k5try73 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2012 7:47 PM
> *To:* app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org <mailto:app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [App_rpt-users] Why Can't I Connect?
>>
>> Patience is virtue ... Once node is booted and reporting on the 
>> status pages ... WAIT ...
>
> It takes time for register / authenticate protocols to activate fully, 
> you'll notice that eL is operational before the AllStar node I'n some 
> cases ...
> So my best advice is WAIT, at least a good 30 mins before attempting 
> to connect is what I stress. I get the phone calls "My Node Is Broken, 
> fix it" ...
> Blah!
> And during your wait time you can test a few things just to test, if 
> you like testing. TRY from the CLI:
> iax2 show registry
> And maybe a few ping test will bypass enough time for your node to 
> come online ... So if after 30 mins connection fails I'd begin the 
> troubleshooting ...
> I may be way off, but I bet others are wandering the same thing.
> 73
> k5TRY
>
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