[Serusers] Different behaviour from different clients, same firewall.

sip sip at arcdiv.com
Mon Aug 7 19:38:18 CEST 2006


What are some things that might create one-way audio issues from different
clients, all using STUN, all NATted behind the same firewall? 

Some UAs, I have to add port-forwarding for to ensure two-way audio (they're
behaving as though they're behind a symmetric NAT). Others, I don't have any
issues with at all.

For instance, X-Lite? Always works. Snom? Requires port-forwarding in order to
function correctly 100% of the time (often works, doesn't always). Grandstream
(phones and ATAs)? Always works. UTStarCom F3000? Requires port-forwarding to
function correctly. SJPhone? Always works. Etc., etc.

All these devices are behind the same firewall, so I don't think it's
necessarily an issue with the method of NAT that the firewall does. It's
something that varies inside the UA.  

Any ideas what, inside a UA, could cause such disparity? I thought it might be
the SDP headers, but I can't honestly tell MUCH difference between them. 

I'm at a bit of a loss for all the bizarre variables involved. 


N.



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