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    Voip app connected via openvpn when you start phone call the audio is not heard

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    • DaddyGoD
      DaddyGo @A Former User
      last edited by DaddyGo

      @antonio-briguglio said in Voip app connected via openvpn when you start phone call the audio is not heard:

      The router has a PBX for DECT, IP, ISDN and analog.

      Hi,

      The physical ports on the router are not relevant in this regard (PBX, ISDN, etc. for....)

      Does it matter more whether dual NAT is your configuration or not?
      Since you say router and no bridge then it's dual NAT

      VOIP works that way:

      SIP = Session Initiation Protocol,it performs registration and has NAT traversal capabilities, so phones register on the service provider's server

      RTP = Real-time Transport Protocol, it is responsible for voice transmission and is not NAT compatible

      So, if you have dual-NAT config, then RTP port(s) must be forwarded ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Cats bury it so they can't see it!
      (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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      • ?
        A Former User @DaddyGo
        last edited by

        @daddygo Hi,
        So what should I do?

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        • ?
          A Former User @DaddyGo
          last edited by

          @daddygo the firewall is behind the router ....
          Sorry if I write badly in your language I am Sicilian and I have a bit of difficulty in understanding ...

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          • JKnottJ
            JKnott @DaddyGo
            last edited by

            @daddygo said in Voip app connected via openvpn when you start phone call the audio is not heard:

            VOIP works that way:
            SIP = Session Initiation Protocol,it performs registration and has NAT traversal capabilities, so phones register on the service provider's server
            RTP = Real-time Transport Protocol, it is responsible for voice transmission and is not NAT compatible
            So, if you have dual-NAT config, then RTP port(s) must be forwarded

            Also, SIP is TCP and RTP is UDP. UTP can sometimes be a problem, as it doesn't have a "connection" the way TCP does.

            PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
            i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
            UniFi AC-Lite access point

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            • ?
              A Former User @JKnott
              last edited by

              @jknott The problem is that the app connects but when they call a number the audio is not heard, I don't know how to solve the problem. You can help me? Thank you

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              • DaddyGoD
                DaddyGo @A Former User
                last edited by DaddyGo

                @antonio-briguglio said in Voip app connected via openvpn when you start phone call the audio is not heard:

                So what should I do?

                First, check your pfSense WAN IP address, if that RFC1918 a private address range, you have a dual NAT configuration.
                (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1918)

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                You will then need to perform port forwardings in the router and firewall.

                Examine the VOIP client software on your phones to see which RTP port(s) to use.

                F.E: https://www.zoiper.com/en
                https://www.zoiper.com/en/support/answer/for/windows/116/Ports
                (Be careful not to set a random port for RTP !)

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                Then forward this / these port(s) as described above (in NGFW and router UDP!)

                Example of the settings of an ATA VOIP adapter:

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                +++edit:

                Just a test if @JKnott already wants to test UDP so much: ๐Ÿ˜‰
                Install say ZOIPER client or MicroSIP on a PC + Wireshark

                the test on pfSense = Packet Captures and you will see everything.

                https://www.zoiper.com/en
                and / or
                https://www.microsip.org/
                https://www.wireshark.org/

                pfSense: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/diagnostics/packetcapture/webgui.html

                Monitor the UDP traffic.
                This test runs on a desktop computer, because it would be difficult to test on a phone(s), the desktop should be on the same network as the phones.

                Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                • JKnottJ
                  JKnott @A Former User
                  last edited by

                  @antonio-briguglio

                  That's why I pointed out the difference. The connection is establish using SIP, which is TCP. The audio is carried with RTP, which is UDP. That's a good place to start in resolving this.

                  PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                  i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                  UniFi AC-Lite access point

                  I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                  • ?
                    A Former User
                    last edited by

                    @jknott OK thanks

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                    • ?
                      A Former User @DaddyGo
                      last edited by

                      @daddygo OK thanks

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                      • DaddyGoD
                        DaddyGo @A Former User
                        last edited by

                        @antonio-briguglio said in Voip app connected via openvpn when you start phone call the audio is not heard:

                        OK thanks

                        Just yell if you need something ๐Ÿ˜‰

                        Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                        (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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