[Serusers] Is RTPproxy needed even when there is a Cisco PIX?

[Andres]

I also agree.  We have moved all our users to a port other that 5060 to 
bypass all those broken SIP ALGs.  They are truly a support nighmare.   
We also find that rtpproxy is extremely reliable and we use it extensively.

Andres.

Jiri Kuthan wrote:

>That's actually a deep architectural observation with which I can only
>wholeheartly agree.
>
>-jiri
>
>At 21:40 13/07/2006, Richard Z wrote:
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>>Hi,
>>
>>All SIP ALGs are broken one way or another. PIX is not an exception.
>>It is just impossible to keep up with all types of SIP messages and
>>headers and usages of the phones. It really depends on how you use the
>>phones. It might or might not be a problem for your particular use. My
>>experience is that rtp/mediaproxy is far more reliable than PIX.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Richard
>>
>>On 7/12/06, Ricardo Carvalho <rcarvalho at iric.up.pt> wrote:
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>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>I'm deploying a VoIP server using SER and I would like to know if I need
>>>to install RTPproxy (or Mediaproxy), because the network where the
>>>server will be placed already has a Cisco PIX 515E which has this
>>>feature that analyses headers of SIP messages and I suppose that
>>>rewrites them to avoid NAT problems.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Ricardo.
>>>
>>>
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