Well, trying to think in straight lines here:

1. Too many hops should be sent as a result of the following line in your ser.cfg:

if (!mf_process_maxfwd_header("10"))

2. So, we have one of two possibilitites:

    a) The test triggers when it should not

    b) The test is correct

3. b) is very likely (unless you have a config error), so we have the following possibilities:
    i) The header has currectly recorded too many hops when it reaches ser

    ii) The Max-Forwards header is set to too low in the INVITE

    iii) ser forwards the INVITE to itself over and over until too many hops is reached

 

Have I missed anything?  Maybe you could post the tcpdump and xpro logs?

g-)

   

 

---- Original Message ----
From: Vitor Brasileiro
To: Greger V. Teigre ; serusers@lists.iptel.org
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 02:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Serusers] DNS

> Thanks ur comments.
> I'm using tcpdum for debugging issues instead of ngrep.
> SER receives a REGISTER message and replys with 483, TOO MANY HOPS
> message.
> I'm using three alias ('cause I don't know the rigt one to be used):
> 1.2.3.4, domain.com and sip.domain.com
> The diagnostic of X-PRO relates the same as SER.
>
> Vitor Brasileiro.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greger V. Teigre
> To: Vitor Brasileiro ; serusers@lists.iptel.org
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Serusers] DNS
>
>
> Look at the ngrep trace on your ser to see what happens  (see in
> ser/bin/ directory for a filter script with ngrep instructions at the
> top).  Especially look at what happens when the message leaves your
> ser destined for the next hop.  (I assume that the first message
> reached ser?!)   
> You may experience this ex. if aliases in your ser.conf have not been
> specified for all IP addresses/aliases of your server.  Ser will then
> not recognize messages. 
>     If the message does not reach ser at all, look at X-Pros
> diagnostic log.  Post the part related to DNS lookup.
> g-)
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: Vitor Brasileiro
> To: serusers@lists.iptel.org
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 03:02 AM
> Subject: [Serusers] DNS
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I`m in trouble configuring DNS.
>> My SER was working fine. I started a named process at the same server
>> with the configuration below. Using any SIP client as Sipura or
>> X-Pro, I receive 483 error (too many hops).
>> Nbody could help me?
>>
>> ######
>> $ttl 38400
>> @               IN      SOA     server.domain.com. vitor.domain.com.
>>                         ( 1104286100
>>                         10800
>>                         3600
>>                         604800
>>                         38400 )
>>
>>                 IN      NS      ns.domain.com.
>>
>> $ORIGIN domain.com.
>>
>> _sip._udp      SRV     0       0       5060    sip
>> server            IN      A      1.2.3.4
>> sip                IN      A      1.2.3.4
>> #####
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Vitor Brasileiro.
>>
>>
>>
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