From: Bill Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] public wifi blocking ports
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 16:43:23 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <549BCE2B.8020709@iinet.net.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20141225074332.GG4205@syscon7>
On 25/12/14 15:43, Joseph wrote:
> I've installed "zoiper" (this is an softphone app to connect to my
> Asterisk server) on my old phone and it works on my private network over
> wifi.
> I'm using standard IAX port 4569 to register, so this port is open on my
> firewall.
>
> But when I catch an open public wifi network in a Mall or a Tim Horton
> "zoiper" failed to register.
>
> Do they block outgoing ports of public WiFi networks? What are my
> alternatives?
>
> I can open any port on my DD-Wrt and redirect it to my Asterisk server.
>
Quite often happens in this part of the world. I run an openvpn ssl vpn
on port 443 with an ssl multiplexor on the server end - route all the
voip traffic through the vpn. Doesnt work well if bandwidth is really
constrained but its the difference between having at least something or
nothing at all.
BillK
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-12-25 8:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-12-25 7:43 [gentoo-user] public wifi blocking ports Joseph
2014-12-25 8:43 ` Bill Kenworthy [this message]
2014-12-25 9:35 ` Mick
2014-12-25 17:42 ` Joseph
2014-12-26 2:49 ` Bill Kenworthy
2014-12-26 8:58 ` Mick
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