[Serusers] Outbound proxy

[Andrei Pelinescu-Onciul]

On Jun 29, 2004 at 19:00, Aldo Armiento <aldo at armiento.com> wrote:
> Hi all!
> I'm trying to configure ser to work with all clients behind a nat.
> I know fwd use ser + asterisk. I noticed that if I have a client behind a nat 
> in fwd I have to set an "Outbound Proxy" (in Xlite for example). The FWD 
> Outbound Proxy is fwdnat.pulver.com:5082. I noticed that there is a "ser" at 
> fwdnat.pulver.com:5082.
> 
> Why fwd use an outbound proxy and another "ser" at port 5082 instead using 
> default ser at port 5060?
> I have to configure 2 distinct ser to solve nat problem or can I use unique ser 
> at port 5060 with nathelper?

You can use an unique one.

> Using another "ser" as outbound proxy at another port is better? How can I 
> configure ser to be an "outbound proxy"?

No, it's not better. All your users behind NATs would have to configure
their UAs to use your special nat-traversal outbound proxy.
You don't have to configure anything special in ser to act as an
outbound proxy (but you have to configure your clients).


Andrei