Asterisk 1.8 package

m4f1050

@m4f1050 : you should try to edit asterisk.conf and modify by hand the directories to /tmp (on nanobsd of course)

Just tried… updated asterisk.conf back to /tmp, restarted service = no go, reloaded sip and other option = no go, restarted service again = no go... Im baffled..

tempest69

You can try to start asterisk from the shell prompt (/usr/local/sbin/asterisk) and then see what happens…
look at the contents of asterisk.conf before and after starting asterisk : it should not change, because the changes in asterisk.conf are made only one time or when reinstalling-refreshing-resyncing ?- the package(someone correct me if i'm wrong).
If it work then it could be a problem with file permission (because when you start it from shell it start as root).
After that if you try to start/stop from the gui then you will have permissions problems (from gui it starts as asterisk) so you should reboot (or make some chown/chmod to files/directories created in /tmp and /var/log).

m4f1050

I stopped asterisk from GUI. Edited the asterisk.conf file and put /tmp for the astdb file, ssh'd and started asterisk, checked back the file and it was still /tmp.

On status/asterisk from GUI it still shows: /var/db/asterisk/astdb

tempest69

What is the content of your asterisk.conf (/usr/local/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf)?
Do you have this at the beginning?

[directories]
astetcdir => /usr/local/etc/asterisk
astmoddir => /usr/local/lib/asterisk/modules
astvarlibdir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astdbdir => /tmp
astkeydir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astdatadir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astagidir => /usr/local/share/asterisk/agi-bin
astspooldir => /tmp
astrundir => /var/run/asterisk
astlogdir => /var/log/asterisk

I remember that when i edit this file i see that the first line was
directories and not [directories]
so i changed it…

m4f1050

@tempest69:

What is the content of your asterisk.conf (/usr/local/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf)?
Do you have this at the beginning?
[directories]
astetcdir => /usr/local/etc/asterisk
astmoddir => /usr/local/lib/asterisk/modules
astvarlibdir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astdbdir => /tmp
astkeydir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astdatadir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astagidir => /usr/local/share/asterisk/agi-bin
astspooldir => /tmp
astrundir => /var/run/asterisk
astlogdir => /var/log/asterisk
I remember that when i edit this file i see that the first line was
directories and not [directories]
so i changed it…

Yup, it has the (!)


[directories](!)
astetcdir => /usr/local/etc/asterisk
astmoddir => /usr/local/lib/asterisk/modules
astvarlibdir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astdbdir => /tmp
astkeydir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astdatadir => /usr/local/share/asterisk
astagidir => /usr/local/share/asterisk/agi-bin
astspooldir => /tmp
astrundir => /var/run/asterisk
astlogdir => /var/log/asterisk

Removing the (!) now to see if it works…

(tick...tock...tick...tock...)

Hmmm! That seems to have done something...it's now /tmp/astdb
Maybe add to the installer the removal of (!)
Wonder if I can set it to /usr/local/db/asterisk now....

EDIT:

I left it at /tmp ... here is my log: (cleared it before starting asterisk)


[Jul 22 11:08:19] NOTICE[62646] cdr.c: CDR simple logging enabled.
[Jul 22 11:08:19] NOTICE[62646] loader.c: 207 modules will be loaded.
[Jul 22 11:08:19] NOTICE[62646] res_odbc.c: res_odbc loaded.
[Jul 22 11:08:19] NOTICE[62646] res_smdi.c: No SMDI interfaces are available to listen on, not starting SMDI listener.
[Jul 22 11:08:20] NOTICE[62646] config.c: Registered Config Engine curl
[Jul 22 11:08:20] NOTICE[62646] res_config_ldap.c: No directory user found, anonymous binding as default.
[Jul 22 11:08:20] ERROR[62646] res_config_ldap.c: No directory URL or host found.
[Jul 22 11:08:20] ERROR[62646] res_config_ldap.c: Cannot load LDAP RealTime driver.
[Jul 22 11:08:20] ERROR[62646] res_config_sqlite.c: unable to open database: /var/lib/asterisk/sqlite.db

I know I forced a pkg… openldap-client-2.4.23.tbz So that could be causing my "ldap" errors. Going reinstall pfsense 2.0.1 and then install the asterisk pkg to get rid of that error...

After about a minute it started showing in Status / Asterisk and added this to the log:


[Jul 22 11:09:35] ERROR[62646] res_config_pgsql.c: PostgreSQL RealTime: Failed to connect database asterisk on 127.0.0.1:
[Jul 22 11:09:35] WARNING[62646] res_config_pgsql.c: PostgreSQL RealTime: Couldn't establish connection. Check debug.
[Jul 22 11:09:35] NOTICE[62646] config.c: Registered Config Engine pgsql
[Jul 22 11:09:35] NOTICE[62646] config.c: Registered Config Engine odbc
[Jul 22 11:09:35] NOTICE[62646] chan_skinny.c: Configuring skinny from skinny.conf
[Jul 22 11:09:35] NOTICE[62646] cdr_radius.c: Cannot load radiusclient-ng configuration file /etc/radiusclient-ng/radiusclient.conf.
[Jul 22 11:09:35] NOTICE[62646] cdr_sqlite.c: This module has been marked deprecated in favor of using cdr_sqlite3_custom.
[Jul 22 11:09:35] WARNING[62646] cel_pgsql.c: CEL pgsql config file missing global section.
[Jul 22 11:09:35] NOTICE[62646] cel_radius.c: Cannot load radiusclient-ng configuration file /etc/radiusclient-ng/radiusclient.conf.
[Jul 22 11:09:35] NOTICE[62646] cel_tds.c: cel_tds has no global category, nothing to configure.
[Jul 22 11:09:35] WARNING[62646] cel_tds.c: cel_tds module had config problems; declining load
[Jul 22 11:09:36] WARNING[62646] chan_unistim.c: Your OS does not support IP_PKTINFO, you must set public_ip.
[Jul 22 11:09:36] ERROR[62646] res_clialiases.c: res_clialiases configuration file 'cli_aliases.conf' not found
[Jul 22 11:09:36] NOTICE[62646] pbx_ael.c: Starting AEL load process.
[Jul 22 11:09:36] NOTICE[62646] pbx_ael.c: AEL load process: parsed config file name '/usr/local/etc/asterisk/extensions.ael'.
[Jul 22 11:09:36] NOTICE[62646] pbx_ael.c: AEL load process: checked config file name '/usr/local/etc/asterisk/extensions.ael'.
[Jul 22 11:09:36] NOTICE[62646] pbx_ael.c: AEL load process: compiled config file name '/usr/local/etc/asterisk/extensions.ael'.
[Jul 22 11:09:36] NOTICE[62646] pbx_ael.c: AEL load process: merged config file name '/usr/local/etc/asterisk/extensions.ael'.
[Jul 22 11:09:36] NOTICE[62646] pbx_ael.c: AEL load process: verified config file name '/usr/local/etc/asterisk/extensions.ael'.

tempest69

@m4f1050
I have also some messages about ldap and other .conf files missing, i think it's due to a lot of modules being loaded (autoload module as default?)… It can be solved by not loading the modules that we don't use in our configuration (not a bug, it's normal that the standard installation use autoload of modules)
I'm not in production with asterisk but i will in a short time and i'm going to tweak my installation and the .conf files to not load the modules that i do not use.
if you have this message just after a call :
Unable to re-open master file /var/log/asterisk//cdr-csv//Master.csv : No such file or directory
go to see :
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,47210.msg274214.html#msg274214

@marcelloc
is it normal that the /usr/local/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf files comes with "directories" at the beginning ?
Generaly the (!) is used for template purpose in sip.conf but it seems to be problematic when used in asterisk.conf…

m4f1050

@tempest69:

@m4f1050
I have also some messages about ldap and other .conf files missing, i think it's due to a lot of modules being loaded (autoload module as default?)… It can be solved by not loading the modules that we don't use in our configuration (not a bug, it's normal that the standard installation use autoload of modules)
I'm not in production with asterisk but i will in a short time and i'm going to tweak my installation and the .conf files to not load the modules that i do not use.
if you have this message just after a call :
Unable to re-open master file /var/log/asterisk//cdr-csv//Master.csv : No such file or directory
go to see :
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,47210.msg274214.html#msg274214

Yeah, I noticed it kept showing the errors. Please let me know when you configure your asterisk, I would love to see the config files (removing any personal information of course.)

@tempest69:

@marcelloc
is it normal that the /usr/local/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf files comes with "directories" at the beginning ?
Generaly the (!) is used for template purpose in sip.conf but it seems to be problematic when used in asterisk.conf…

Wonder if we can run a script that replaces values (and stores a temp config file on i.e. /tmp) then have asterisk read from this /tmp/.conf file? We can then use other symbols, i.e. replace the (!) with [!] and have the script translate it to (!) or compile asterisk to look for something else? (Is it asterisk the one doing the conf file reading?)

torontob

Hello,

Just installed Asterisk packages on pfSense 2.0.1. I can't find the GUI for it. Is there a GUI for it? It would be great if the description for each package tells you which menu the newly installed package goes under. If there is no GUI, the community available tool is the status_asterisk.php file?

Thanks,

marcelloc

It's on status menu.

If you can't see it, maybe you need to reinstall the package.

torontob

I see it upon re-install.

Thanks

tempest69

@tempest69:

It would also be nice to have the "module show" command or even better the possibility to type commands (like with the fivn asterisk management "command" menu)

Replying to my self.
To execute all sort of asterisk CLI command, we just have to type it in the browser as a link :
https://MyPfsense_Url/asterisk_cmd.php ==> will execute the default command "core show sttings"
and
https://MyPfsense_Url/asterisk_cmd.php?cmd=module+show ==> Will execute "module show"
and
https://MyPfsense_Url/asterisk_cmd.php?cmd=core+show+help ==> Will execute "core show help" giving the list off available CLI commands…
(not all commands cause it seems to display a limited numbers of characters...)

anzak84

infinitely, How to Fix?

http://forum.lissyara.su/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29728&p=333556#p333556

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mdpugh

I hope this is the right place to ask this question because I just found this thread. I am setting up an Asterisk box with a Digium TDM400P with two FXOs and two FXSs so I can tie in POTS and house phones with VOIP. My original aim was to have a separate pfSense gateway to control access. Now, having seen this thread, I'm wondering if I wouldn't have the same functionality with only one host. I would need to move the TDM400P to the pfSense box (and install DAHDI drivers) and I would probably use a browser for Asterisk configuration anyway. Is all of this currently feasible? Thanks!

marcelloc

I have some packages compiled on my personal repo but take a look on all this thread to get additional info.

I don't think pfsense is the right place for a voip boad. The idea of this package was to be usefull as a sip gateway/firewall.

robi

Anyone has a port of zaptel driver for FreeBSD-8.1? I'd like to use a X100P FXO PCI card on my pfSense box, but it's not even listed in dmesg…

dhatz

@marcelloc:

I don't think pfsense is the right place for a voip boad. The idea of this package was to be usefull as a sip gateway/firewall.

I fully agree, but I'm not sure that Asterisk is the right software to use on a SIP gateway/proxy.

Have a look at:
http://www.opentelecoms.org/use-a-sip-proxy-instead-of-asterisk

marcelloc

@dhatz:

I fully agree, but I'm not sure that Asterisk is the right software to use on a SIP gateway/proxy.

Works nice :)

robi

@dhatz:

@marcelloc:

I don't think pfsense is the right place for a voip boad. The idea of this package was to be usefull as a sip gateway/firewall.

I fully agree, but I'm not sure that Asterisk is the right software to use on a SIP gateway/proxy.

That depends on the requirements. In many cases a SIP proxy is just not enough, for example when you need to select between multiple providers based on callee destinations (to select cheapest of them). Or when you need Music on Hold while transferring a call from one handset to another.

dhatz

I was mostly referring to pfsense being a security device (rather than a full blown VoIP pbx, Squid proxy server, NFS/SMB server etc), and so some sort of session-border-controller software (i.e. SIP L7 inspection/filtering) would be the most appropriate to use on pfsense itself …

Otherwise, I'm sure Asterisk or FreeSWITCH can probably both work fine on it.

tempest69

Since i moved asterisk on my pf-sense box, i have better quality with my calls, i don't know if it's due to move from asterisk 1.6 to 1.8 or move to my pf-sense box. Maybe the few milliseconds gain are sufficient to have better quality? or less nat traffic (udp 5060 no more redirected to another server)?
So i'm very pleased with this solution!
i still have work on the subject : save my logs from time to time because i'm on embedded pf-sense. (Yesterday i was with a uptime of +5 weeks, and a short of electric power make me loose all my calls history…)

And now i have gone to read the opentelecoms site : i want to test sip proxy!