Best Router for remote SIP IP Phone

Yes your completely correct that it is difficult with remote SIP extensions -- I have gotten it to work well and repeatable with pfSense -- So I use a DELL GX620 bookshelf PC with 2 NICs -- and bam.. the best routing solution as I have also gotten the QOS to work well. It is very fast routing - very configurable with great logging.

Just my two cents.

JD

Well honestly - I did a lot of reading and even more testing. There are several specific configurations via the web gui to make it work rather smooth. I manage 28 pfSense servers now - and pride myself on the configuration. There are settings I learned that even the pfSense team don't publish.

I have configuration differences also based on whether the client is hosted or premise server. This is because of the issue of multiple registrations via port 5060. and then specific settings for remote sip extensions.

I would rather not list those configurations but do offer paid support at very competitive pricing.

Jason S Derr, JDWEB.cc LLC
Creator of ASR Manager

This is not the case -- the thread was about remote sip -- they will give you one sided audio -- I am as cheap as the
next guy (reason I use open-source routing software) and they didn't work on the remote sip - infact, most won't work
either for multiple devices registering on the same port for SIP.. pfSense does !

Those routers don't have traffic shaping either -- now a firmware upgrade to DD-WRT on a Linksys router does a
descent job but tough to get working right.

Jason S Derr, JDWEB.cc LLC
Creator of ASR Manager

Well As I was able to get working Polycom501 behind DD-WRT with Trixbox behind Endian. DD-WRT is very easy and decent firmware when you compare to (example WRT54G Linksys crappy firmware). Endian is a little buggy, but I was able to get working 3 x PBXs with 4 SIP Trunks (different providers) and a lot of remote phones. Of course it did not happened in one or two days. It took me a couple of weeks to get piece by piece to work. Of course Trixbox forum was helpfull, as well as others. I can't say that about Endian's. But you can't require too much since you get free firewall software. AT this time I am fighting with pfsense. This is really nice piece of software and I say that my internal network is about 15-20% faster that I used it with Endian. The ONLY problem is I CAN'T get it work with remote extensions. I made a lot effort to read hundred of post. Apparently, most of them are different and every one is telling different story. I was able to set up all SIP trunks with providers and get both ways audio. Remote Polcyom501 was not able even register. Asstra 57i with the same pfsense configuration on both ends was able to ring but no audio at all. 20 times checked configuration did not bring positive results. yea yea I have checked that box STATIC PORT but pfsense send port 5060 using 50xxx
or something like that. I use fallowing scenario:

VOIP Phone-----pfsense-------WAN---------pfsense----------TRIXBOX

Ease enough to learn that problem is behind PFSEnse !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know that or I can even smell that .... just kidding. A lot of features, but VOIP is still pain in the ass if you don't know THE TRICK. I was not lucky and did not find that trick that all is talking that pfsense is SIP friendly. I would say pfsense BETA 2.0 is more because at least it save a time with that NAT OUTBOUND but it is not stable so ....

If you can of course give away the trick about pfsense that would be appreciate, if not I would understand
totally - If you spend weeks to figure it out and someone else can get it in 5 min this is not always right.

This is my 5 cents. I will update this post when I figure it out how to get pfsense work with remote phone and Trixbox.

Aloha

Thank You.

I have tried these rules before. No luck.