[Serusers] Ser + Asterisk on the same box??

[John Breen]

SIP wrote:
> Your biggest issue, bar none, is using the loopback address for 
> anything externally-facing. 127.0.0.1 is called a loopback address for 
> a reason -- it never leaves the host itself. Just how do you expect 
> the SIP phones to be able to contact a 127.0.0.1 address when that 
> address is, in essence, themselves?
>
> There's something inherently flawed in your design.
>
> Let's back up and explain, in detail, what it is exactly you're trying 
> to do, and why you feel the 127.0.0.1 address should be part of this 
> equation? Perhaps we can suggest something if we know what you're 
> trying to do.
>
There's a very simple reason.  Asterisk and SER are on the same 
machine.  So the traffic from SER to asterisk doesn't need to leave the 
box.  This is why I'm using the loopback interface - there's no need to 
use the real world one.

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Regards,
John Breen

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