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    • M
      matthijs
      last edited by

      I am running the Asterisk 1.8 package on pfsense 2.1 and have the following issues:

      Everytime I reboot pfsense the following (demo) configuration text is added to sip.conf

      ==>

      [301]
      ;demo extension for pfSense
      type=friend
      defaultuser=301
      insecure=port,invite
      secret=1234
      regexten=301
      host=dynamic
      context=default

      [302]
      ;demo extension for pfSense
      type=friend
      defaultuser=302
      insecure=port,invite
      secret=1234
      regexten=302
      host=dynamic
      context=default

      <==

      Everytime I reboot pfsense my call history is lost
      Everytime I reboot pfsense my Asterisk log file is empty
      Everytime I reboot pfsense my personal voicemail message is gone

      Are there any sollutions to my above problems

      Thanks in advance

      Kr,

      Matthijs

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      • marcellocM
        marcelloc
        last edited by

        What pfsense version are you using?

        Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

        Help a community developer! ;D

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        • M
          matthijs
          last edited by

          Like I said I am using pfsense 2.1 :)

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          • marcellocM
            marcelloc
            last edited by

            @matthijs:

            Like I said I am using pfsense 2.1 :)

            i386, amd64, nanobsd?

            Treinamentos de Elite: http://sys-squad.com

            Help a community developer! ;D

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              matthijs
              last edited by

              O sorry

              2.1-RELEASE (i386)
              built on Wed Sep 11 18:16:44 EDT 2013
              FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p11

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              • M
                matthijs
                last edited by

                PBX Core settings
                –---------------
                  Version:                    1.8.19.0
                  Build Options:              LOADABLE_MODULES
                  Maximum calls:              Not set
                  Maximum open file handles:  Not set
                  Verbosity:                  0
                  Debug level:                0
                  Maximum load average:        0.000000
                  Startup time:                21:41:43
                  Last reload time:            21:41:43
                  System:                      FreeBSD/8.3-RELEASE-p3 built by root on i386 2012-12-19 14:50:46 UTC
                  System name:               
                  Entity ID:                  xxx
                  Default language:            en
                  Language prefix:            Enabled
                  User name and group:        /
                  Executable includes:        Disabled
                  Transcode via SLIN:          Enabled
                  Internal timing:            Enabled
                  Transmit silence during rec: Disabled
                  Generic PLC:                Enabled

                • Subsystems
                    -------------
                    Manager (AMI):              Disabled
                    Web Manager (AMI/HTTP):      Disabled
                    Call data records:          Enabled
                    Realtime Architecture (ARA): Disabled

                • Directories
                    -------------
                    Configuration file:         
                    Configuration directory:    /conf/asterisk
                    Module directory:            /usr/pbi/asterisk-i386/lib/asterisk/modules
                    Spool directory:            /var/spool/asterisk
                    Log directory:              /var/log/asterisk
                    Run/Sockets directory:      /var/run/asterisk
                    PID file:                    /var/run/asterisk/asterisk.pid
                    VarLib directory:            /usr/pbi/asterisk-i386/share/asterisk
                    Data directory:              /usr/pbi/asterisk-i386/share/asterisk
                    ASTDB:                      /var/db/asterisk/astdb
                    IAX2 Keys directory:        /usr/pbi/asterisk-i386/share/asterisk/keys
                    AGI Scripts directory:      /usr/pbi/asterisk-i386/share/asterisk/agi-bin

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                • M
                  matthijs
                  last edited by

                  any news or suggestions ?  ::)

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                  • M
                    msmith9xr4
                    last edited by

                    Not sure about voicemail but I keep logs and cdr after reboot. Still using 301/302 but no changes to them and 303+ externals are fine, no re-addition of demo extensions.

                    Working nicely on fresh 2.1 with raid1 (shouldn't matter). I have 2 lans on LAN and OPT1 and set localnet for both to pfsense's IP on those nets. Also doing 1:1 on WAN VIP to OPT2 so thinking of trying to get SIP to pass through tot that on a theoretical setup where pfsense handles some lans and passes an external IP to another lan that has it's own asterisk for whatever reason or just one phone talking to another outside asterisk or provider that has to be on 5060 as well.

                    Is there  any explanation as to why jitterbuffer is on for PFSENSE's asterisk? I get why allowguest isn't… just curious about jitterbuffer.

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                      matthijs
                      last edited by

                      Well I finaly figured it out

                      In /usr/local/pkg
                      there is the a file called asterisk.inc
                      It contains the following code wich is causing my issue of the demo extentions being added after a reboot

                      ==>

                      if (strpos($script_file,'demo extension for pfSense') === false) {  //first check if already added…
                                                      $add_demo_extension = << <eof<br>[301]
                      ;demo extension for pfSense
                      type=friend
                      defaultuser=301
                      insecure=port,invite
                      secret=1234
                      regexten=301
                      host=dynamic
                      context=default

                      [302]
                      ;demo extension for pfSense
                      type=friend
                      defaultuser=302
                      insecure=port,invite
                      secret=1234
                      regexten=302
                      host=dynamic
                      context=default

                      EOF;
                                                      $script_file .= $add_demo_extension;
                                                      file_put_contents($script, $script_file, LOCK_EX);
                                              }
                      <==

                      Please fix this in the next release
                      Thanks in advance

                      Kr

                      :) :) :)</eof<br>

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                      • R
                        robi
                        last edited by

                        As a workaround, all you have to do is keep the comment line "demo extension for pfSense" present in the conf file, but delete the demos themselves. The script only checks for the string "demo extension for pfSense", if it's present, it doesn't add anything.

                        I can't seem to reproduce this problem in my setup though. If I delete the whole thing, it keeps it deleted after reboot too.

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                          chercheur
                          last edited by

                          Hello,

                          I have a specific question concerning logging as my Asterisk seems to often miss the connection to my VoIP provider.
                          How could I send the Asterisk logging to a syslog server (I have one running in my house) ?

                          Another solution could be to send the logs to a USB stick. But how ?

                          Tx for your help !

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                          • C
                            chercheur
                            last edited by

                            no one ?

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                            • R
                              robi
                              last edited by

                              To save logs to the USB stick I think it would be enough to just change the logdir path in asterisk.conf```
                              astlogdir => /var/log/asterisk

                              
                              For a remote syslog server you can try some tips found on the internet: http://www.savelono.com/linux/configuring-asterisk-for-a-remote-syslog-server.html

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                                maxm 0
                                last edited by

                                Over here on pfSense-2.1-RELEASE-4g-amd64-nanobsd_vga after package installation console outputs:

                                Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /usr/local/pkg/asterisk.inc on line 389

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                                  danisam
                                  last edited by

                                  HEllo ,
                                  In 2.1-RELEASE (i386)
                                  built on Wed Sep 11 18:16:22 EDT 2013
                                  FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p11

                                  With clean package install i am wondering to activate the AEL module , but there is an error.

                                  nxtwall*CLI> module load pbx_ael.so
                                  Unable to load module pbx_ael.so
                                  Command 'module load pbx_ael.so ' failed.
                                  [Feb 10 11:18:17] WARNING[92895]: loader.c:481 load_dynamic_module: Error loading module 'pbx_ael.so': /usr/pbi/asterisk-i386/lib/asterisk/modules/pbx_ael.so: Undefined symbol "destroy_pval"
                                  [Feb 10 11:18:17] WARNING[92895]: loader.c:894 load_resource: Module 'pbx_ael.so' could not be loaded.

                                  Thanks for your help.

                                  Regards

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                                  • R
                                    robi
                                    last edited by

                                    I never used pbx_ael.so module. I guess it depends on something, which is missing. Perhaps googling on the error message could give some hints…

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                                      chercheur
                                      last edited by

                                      I just upgraded my pFsense to the latest 2.1.2 release….
                                      After the reboot & successfull update pFsense gave me the following message "Packages are currently being reinstalled in the background."

                                      Nice !

                                      I have 2 packages....a small one (CRON) and Asterisk.
                                      The problem is the size of the new Asterisk package that is automatically installed !!!!!

                                      • previous release - asterisk-1.8.25.0-i386.pbi  -> 41MB
                                      • current release - asterisk-1.8.26.1-i386.pbi -> 108MB

                                      At the end of the installation Asterisk burns 580MB of space which leaves my 1GB CF card....voiceless...as my VoIP installation.

                                      In fact even with a 2GB CF card it has been problematic for me to install it.
                                      88% space used & installation goes forever. Then reboot, install the package again (in fact it will just run the installation phase not the download) and finally....it works ! But my card is nearly full with 88% of 907M used.

                                      Is there a reason for such a size increase ?
                                      What would be the way for installing the older release instead ?

                                      Thanks for your help.

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                                        robi
                                        last edited by

                                        Hmm…

                                        I also noticed that on my 4G CF card the space usage was higher after the upgrade, but I thougt that was because I was also upgrading architecture from i386 to x64. Your post shows me that I was most probably wrong.

                                        As far as I can remember the older Asterisk had some security issues, so the upgraded version is recommended to be used. However it's indeed surprising more than twice disk space to be used.
                                        The older asterisk had quite a lot of non-functional modules, because of many missing dependencies. Maybe here these were fixed, that would explain the increased disk space requirerements.

                                        I don't know.

                                        However, I suggest to move to 4GB card on NanoBSD...

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                                          chercheur
                                          last edited by

                                          @robi:

                                          As a workaround, all you have to do is keep the comment line "demo extension for pfSense" present in the conf file, but delete the demos themselves. The script only checks for the string "demo extension for pfSense", if it's present, it doesn't add anything.

                                          I have the same behaviour here and using your workaround does the trick.
                                          But it is annoying….

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                                            danisam
                                            last edited by

                                            Hello ,
                                            I am using Asterisk package in the new Pcengines APU board with Pfsense 2.1 .
                                            I am searching to use Codec G729  ?  there is someone who try it?

                                            Regards

                                            Daniel

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