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    FreeSWITCH package for pfSense 1.2.1 and 2.0 released. PBX or Proxy

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      adrianhensler
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      Some more questions.

      Is anyone using CallForwarding?  I'm not sure it's working for me.  That is to say, it is certainly not working but I'm not sure if it is the phone (Grandstream 2020 and Linksys 962) or if I am doing something wrong.  Is it possible to enable with a code like "*72"

      Also - DISA - is there something precanned to get this to work or should I just be looking at the freeswitch.org examples?

      This example on freeswitch wiki looks good to me but I haven't tried it yet:

      http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Examples_disa.js

      Thanks for any opinions.

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        cybrsrfr
        last edited by

        @adrianhensler:

        Is anyone using CallForwarding?  I'm not sure it's working for me.  That is to say, it is certainly not working but I'm not sure if it is the phone (Grandstream 2020 and Linksys 962) or if I am doing something wrong.  Is it possible to enable with a code like "*72"

        When I've done it found that on the Internal profile if aggressive nat detection is enabled it messes up call forwarding to other extensions in some situations. Even with it disabled certain situations call forwarding to an extension has directed the call directly to voice mail. You could troubleshoot the problem using /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/./fs_cli and try to get additional help from #freeswitch IRC channel. Or I have also created a followme.js (simultaneous or in succession) file that could be used to direct calls to more than one number. I'm planning on extending it soon so that you can dial from an extension and get numbers that are chosen through the phone's dial pad. At this moment the file would have to manually be changed. http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Examples_followme.js

        @adrianhensler:

        Some more questions.
        Also - DISA - is there something precanned to get this to work or should I just be looking at the freeswitch.org examples?

        This example on freeswitch wiki looks good to me but I haven't tried it yet:

        http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Examples_disa.js

        Thanks for any opinions.

        I wrote that example DISA you linked to so my opinion about it is likely biased. Tonight (technically morning now) I updated the DISA example with a few improvements, improved the instructions on the FreeSWITCH wiki, and then added a link to the recordings that are needed for the DISA script.

        Hope that helps.

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          adrianhensler
          last edited by

          "Hope that helps" he says.

          You did pretty much everything other than sign in and configure it for me!

          I'll let you know how I make out.

          Thanks!

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            michaelahess
            last edited by

            Real n00b questions here but I can't get x-lite to register, all I get is:

            Registration error: 408 - Request Timeout

            I've got this in X-Lite:

            Display name: FreeSwitch
            User name: 2001
            Password: 2001
            Authorization user name: 2001
            Domain: 10.x.x.1 (pfSense box)

            Checked Register with domain

            What I've done on the pfSense box is:

            Set domain var to 10.x.x.1
            Added extension 2001 with above info
            Changed Default Area Code (not trying to go to an external service, just internal between clients right now)
            The only dialplan is Recordings

            Everything under status tab says Disconnected, goodbye….

            Service says it's running.

            I've no idea what to do at this point.

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              cybrsrfr
              last edited by

              By default FreeSWITCH binds to the WAN IP so if you make xlite register to the WAN IP then it will work fine. If your WAN uses DHCP then I suggest setting up Dynamic DNS inside pfsense and then set the domain variable on the 'Var' tab. Restart FreeSWITCH and point xlite to the domain name.

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                michaelahess
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                I tried that and what I get is the same error and this in the log:

                Connection Closed
                Connection Open from 69.x.x.x:44856
                Session complete, waiting for children

                That IP is my WAN connection. I have a multi-wan setup with a WAN2 connection and port based routing going out. Could that be messing with it or the rules?

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                  cybrsrfr
                  last edited by

                  If you have Multi-WAN on pfSense then you need to set up a static route to force all voip traffic to the correct WAN IP. To see which one it is registered to you need look at the Status page near the top. There you will see the IP address that FreeSWITCH is bound to.

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                    michaelahess
                    last edited by

                    I think something else must be broken then. All the status page has is:

                    sofia status

                    Disconnected, goodbye.
                    See you at ClueCon! http://www.cluecon.com/

                    sofia status profile internal

                    Disconnected, goodbye.
                    See you at ClueCon! http://www.cluecon.com/

                    sofia status profile external

                    Disconnected, goodbye.
                    See you at ClueCon! http://www.cluecon.com/

                    status

                    Disconnected, goodbye.
                    See you at ClueCon! http://www.cluecon.com/

                    Then show channels and calls with the same message, backup/restore and logs.

                    The logs are consistent with my WAN IP on the "connection open from" lines, so I assume that's correct.

                    How will a static route only redirect voip traffic, wouldn't I need an outbound rule for that?

                    Sorry to be a pain. But thanks for helping!

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                      cybrsrfr
                      last edited by

                      That normally means FreeSWITCH is not started go to Status -> Services and start FreeSWITCH. If it is started then it is likely getting confused by the multi-WAN.

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                        michaelahess
                        last edited by

                        Must be confused as it says it's started on the services page. Any thoughts on how to unconfuse it? :)

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                          michaelahess
                          last edited by

                          I did a reinstall of the package and now get status, tried to connect to the external IP same error, changer ther var to my interal interface IP and still get it too. It still shows my external IP all over the place though….

                          sofia status

                          Name   Type                               Data State

                          internal profile   sip:mod_sofia@69.x.x.x:5060 RUNNING (0)
                                          external profile   sip:mod_sofia@69.x.x.x:5080 RUNNING (0)
                                        10.54.25.1   alias                           internal ALIASED
                                      internal-ipv6 profile           sip:mod_sofia@[::1]:5060 RUNNING (0)
                                            default   alias                           internal ALIASED
                                                nat   alias                           external ALIASED
                                          outbound   alias                           external ALIASED

                          3 profiles 4 aliases

                          sofia status profile internal

                          =================================================================================================
                          Name            internal
                          Domain Name      N/A
                          DBName          sofia_reg_internal
                          Pres Hosts     
                          Dialplan        XML
                          Context          public
                          Challenge Realm  auto_from
                          RTP-IP          69.x.x.x
                          SIP-IP          69.x.x.x
                          URL              sip:mod_sofia@69.x.x.x:5060
                          BIND-URL        sip:mod_sofia@69.x.x.x:5060
                          HOLD-MUSIC      local_stream://moh
                          OUTBOUND-PROXY  N/A
                          CODECS          G722,PCMU,PCMA,GSM
                          TEL-EVENT        101
                          DTMF-MODE        rfc2833
                          CNG              13
                          SESSION-TO      0
                          MAX-DIALOG      0
                          NOMEDIA          false
                          LATE-NEG        false
                          PROXY-MEDIA      false
                          AGGRESSIVENAT    false
                          STUN_ENABLED    true
                          STUN_AUTO_DISABLE false

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                            cybrsrfr
                            last edited by

                            If you want FreeSWITCH to bind to an IP other than the WAN then set 'local_ip_v4' at the top of the 'Vars' tab (vars.xml). For this example the LAN IP is 192.168.0.1.

                            <x-pre-process cmd="set" data="local_ip_v4=192.168.0.1">That would force FreeSWITCH to bind to the LAN. If you do that then you would want to make your extension (phones/softphones) register using the LAN IP address. These notes are also found in the wiki at: http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/FreeSWITCH</x-pre-process>

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                              freebee
                              last edited by

                              good day for all.
                              in public tab for incoming call, have some way to ignore the value in destination_number argument and go direct to action transfer ? If no, have some argument like "*" (everything that come is a valid condition) ?

                              thanks.

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                                cybrsrfr
                                last edited by

                                On the 'Public' tab to create a default path for inbound call routing simply set a 'destination_number' that will never have a match then set an 'anti-action' and now you have a default public route. If you use more than one entry in the 'Public' tab then set a high 'Order' number so that the default route is the last to be processed.

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                                  cybrsrfr
                                  last edited by

                                  I tested pfSense 2.0 from a build in the last day or two and FreeSWITCH will install through the package manager now.

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                                    cybrsrfr
                                    last edited by

                                    Been a while since I posted however there are a couple new versions available:

                                    Version 8.4.1 (approximately)

                                    Changes as of the first of the week.
                                    Added * to all feature codes a few examples voicemail *4000, conference rooms *3001, call park *5900, call park pickup *5901. This allows extensions, and auto attendant more room by default extensions can now be 100-999 and / or 1000-1999.

                                    Added DISA (Direct Inward System Access) this version allows you to call in put in a pin code call internally or externally as desired. Disabled by default. Make sure to change the admin pin code on the 'Settings' tab before enabling it on the 'Dialplan' tab.

                                    Created a 'Features' tab and moved Music on Hold, Auto Attendant (IVR), Recordings, Modules and the new DISA feature. This frees up some tab space and provides more room to add more features.

                                    Version 8.4.4

                                    Moved php files from /usr/local/www/freeswitch to /usr/local/www/packages/freeswitch. I have built several packages in the past 6 months and felt like the /usr/local/www/packages/ seperates the packages cleanly from the pfSense code. I believe I have now moved all my packages that use php code to this directory.

                                    Ordered the lists in a logical order for Dialplan (order number), Extensions (ext number), Gateways (gateway name), Public (order number).

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                                      phdonnelly
                                      last edited by

                                      Just downloaded 8.4.5 and I can't seem to enable the DISA functionality; is it actually live yet? I've changed my PIN, but when I go to the dialplan tab I don't see any disa entries there; just the recordings dialplan and my outgoing gateways. I also don't see any disa javascript or php pages extracted anywhere on the system.

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                                        bigboy
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                                        I have installed the latest Freeswitch 0.8.5.1 but found out that OpenZAP having the following error starting;

                                        2009-04-28 12:54:32 [CRIT] zap_io.c:2189 load_config() failure creating span, no such type 'zt'

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                                          cybrsrfr
                                          last edited by

                                          phdonelly: After reading your report about DISA I tested further and found a path that sent the disa.js file to the wrong folder. I've got that fixed now. Please give it a try with a recent version and report back how it goes for you.

                                          bigboy: OpenZap I believe requires zaptel and that is currently not working. If you want to use phone lines at this moment you need to use a PSTN/PRI to SIP Gateway. Zaptel needs to compiled into the kernel. Right now if you want to get Zaptel compiled then you need to run the developer iso which I believe is a bit outdated. I've done some work on getting compiling support in pfSense but not had the time/money to dedicate to it.

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                                            bigboy
                                            last edited by

                                            mcrane, the problem seems to be in OpenZAP, the Zaptel driver installed and running. OpenZAP was running well with no error before using latest Freeswitch 0.8.5.1.

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