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    • W
      wbennett77
      last edited by

      Looking for help with NetTalk. For some reason my NetTalk service loses its connection after a few hours or so. If I repower the service it reconnects and works fine…then the connection goes down after a few hours. I know that this must be pfSense related because I have previously not had this problem when using my Asus router, Untangle or Sophos. I really do want to stick with pfSense but because the NetTalk is my only home phone I (my wife) really needs this to work. Hoping someone can help. I currently don't have pfSense running but if anyone else has experienced the same and found an answer.......

      Cheers!

      Dell Optiplex 390 Pfsense 2.2 / Asus AC56U Wireless AP / Asus Switch

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      • KOMK
        KOM
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        https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/VoIP_Configuration

        This may apply to you:

        Set Conservative state table optimization

        The default UDP timeouts in pf are too low for some VoIP services. If phones mostly work, but randomly disconnect, set Firewall Optimization Options to Conservative under System > Advanced, Firewall/NAT tab.

        A keep-alive or re-registration on the phone set for 20-30 seconds or so can also help, and is often a better solution.

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        • W
          wbennett77
          last edited by

          @KOM:

          https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/VoIP_Configuration

          This may apply to you:

          Set Conservative state table optimization

          The default UDP timeouts in pf are too low for some VoIP services. If phones mostly work, but randomly disconnect, set Firewall Optimization Options to Conservative under System > Advanced, Firewall/NAT tab.

          A keep-alive or re-registration on the phone set for 20-30 seconds or so can also help, and is often a better solution.

          Hey KOM,
          Thanks for your help. Just got back on pfSense and made firewall change as per your suggestion a few minutes ago. Will see if this stops the disconnections after a couple hours inactivity on the phone. I am not sure how to apply the 'keep alive'? Is that on the pfSense side or a setting on the phone side? Not really sure how to proceed.
          Thanks for your help!

          Dell Optiplex 390 Pfsense 2.2 / Asus AC56U Wireless AP / Asus Switch

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