FreeDigits Limbo (Can't get inbound working to save my life)

[Ciberratt]

Ok, so, I'm relatively new to all this VOIP/Telephony stuff and though I'm no Linux wizard I did start my IT life on SCO Unix many many years ago and I am comfortable with Linux if not a whiz (i.e. I still need to look a lot of stuff up).

I downloaded and installed PBX in a Flash a few days ago and worked through all the little gotchas that tend to come up when sussing out somethign new.

I set up dysdns.com to handle my dynamic IP issue and I got a did from Les.net and that works like a charm. I also got service through VOIPDiscount for my outbound for now and that is set up and working beautifully.

I forwarded my Vonage phone to my Les.Net number and now my calls come to the PBX and I can filter and rout them just like I want to. Once I have the bugs worked out and am comfortable with the system I'll cut over to it completely and drop Vonage, but that's a way off for now.

Now what I want to do is to use FreeDigits as an inbound line but I can't for the life of me make it work. I have tried every config I could find on the Internet to no avail.

When monitoring activity from within the Asterisk command tool it does not look like calls placed to my FreeDigits number ever even make it to my box. I think maybe the problem is I need to forward the calls from the FreeDigits site but I don't know what to forward it *to*.

What I want to do is to forward my Vonage home line to FreeDigits like I have my business line forwarded to Les.Net. Again, this is just while I'm testing and learning so that, worst case scenario if disaster strikes I am not without phones for even an hour.

So, does anyone know if there is some trick to to making FreeDigits work as an inbound line?

Here is my current INBOUND FreeDigits setup:

USER CONTEXT: <FreeDigits User Number>

USER DETAILS:

context=from-pstn
host=freedigits.net
insecure=very
nat=yes
secret=<My FreeDigits Password>
type=user
username=<FreeDigits User Number>

REGISTER STRING:

<FreeDigits User Number>:<My FreeDigits Password>@freedigits.net/<FreeDigits User Number>
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All in all this has been a very interesting two days and I have learned a lot. I was really impressed with how quickly the system came together and how easy FreePBX makes it to use.

 

[jroper]

Hi

Normally, The first thing to ascertain is that the calls are making it to your box, but in this case, I went to have a quick look at FreeDigits in answering your post - www.freedigits.com I got account suspended by Bluehosts, so I wonder if they are another telecoms casualty?

If they are not, then you need to run set sip debug at the asterisk command line and inspect the Asterisk log files in FreePBX as you make an inbound call, to check the call is arriving. If it is not, check the configuration at freedigits to make sure that the number is pointing to your IP address/domain name, make sure that you have SIP ports open on your firewall, or indeed, simply put the PBX on the DMZ while fault finding - provided you have got secure passwords, and IP tables have not been switched off, this should be safe.

Joe

Joe

 

[jmullinix]

Here is my setup. Maybe that will help:

username=your freedigits number
type=friend
secret=your password
nat=yes
insecure=invite,port
host=freedigits.net
fromuser=your freedigits number
fromdomain=freedigits.net
dtmfmode=rfc2833
context=from-trunk
canreinvite=no

register yourFreedigitsNumber:yourS[email protected]/yourFreedigits Number

 

[cliff]

FreeDigits seems to be having some DNS & hosting problems. It is working well for me. Try the IP - 67.55.159.160 or another nameserver.

 

[cliff]

Their webpage and member portal seem to now be working.

If you don't use FreeDigits for outgoing, you can do sip forwarding from the My Account - Call Forwarding page ... like IPKall.