# Exceptionally long voice queue length error message causing node to fail

**URL:** <https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807>\
**Category:** AllStarLink\
**Created:** [July 31, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807 "2026-07-31T02:36:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![K2CB](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@K2CB](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/K2CB)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807/1 "2026-07-31T02:36:17Z")

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For the past few weeks, my hub node is failing. Symptoms are:

1. Allmon show other previously connected nodes now in a "CONNECTING" status
2. No new nodes can connect.
3. Numerous error messages appear in the messages.log file:

[2026-07-26 00:08:52.291] Asterisk 22.9.0+asl3-3.9.3-1.deb13 built by builder @ [allstarlink.org](http://allstarlink.org) on a x86\_64 running Linux on 2026-05-28 18:41:49 UTC  
[2026-07-26 00:08:52.792] WARNING[56266][C-00000093] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 99 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-0000125e;1  
[2026-07-26 00:08:53.092] WARNING[15613][C-0000004d] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 99 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000351;1  
[2026-07-26 00:08:54.072] WARNING[56266][C-00000093] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 99 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-0000125e;1  
[2026-07-26 00:08:54.372] WARNING[15613][C-0000004d] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 99 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000351;1  
[

If I reboot the node, sometimes it will be fine for a day, other times only a few hours.  
Any suggestions as to what may be causing this? I have not made any configuration changes in a long time. This seemed to start after updating to the latest version.

Current version info:  
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)  
│ OS Kernel : 6.12.96+deb13-amd64  
│  
│ Asterisk : 22.9.0+asl3-3.9.3-1.deb13  
│ ASL [app\_rpt] : 3.9.3  
│  
│ Installed ASL packages :  
│  
│ Package Version  
│ ============================== ==============================  
│ allmon3 1.9.1-1.deb13  
│ asl3 3.18.2-2.deb13  
│ asl3-asterisk 2:22.9.0+asl3-3.9.3-1.deb13  
│ asl3-asterisk-config 2:22.9.0+asl3-3.9.3-1.deb13  
│ asl3-asterisk-modules 2:22.9.0+asl3-3.9.3-1.deb13  
│ asl3-menu 1.18-1.deb13  
│

Eric  
K2CB

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**Author:** ![N8EI](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n8ei/32/4254_2.png) [@N8EI](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N8EI)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807/2 "2026-07-31T14:40:37Z")

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This is a known bug caused by network conditions relating to either misbehaving peer clients or internet port scans. We're hopeful the next release will fix this.

> <https://github.com/AllStarLink/app_rpt/issues/763#top>
>
> So, my ASL3 went off the rails tonight.
> 
> This is ASL3 (versions below), running …on a Pi 4. It has three nodes, two are \`chan\_voter\` (435451/435452) and one is \`chan\_simpleusb\` (1999).
> 
> Received an email from a member that the repeater had been stuck on transmit. "for a very long time". I checked Allmon3, and it appeared to not be able to connect to the manager, as nothing was being shown for the nodes. 
> 
> Logged in via SSH, Asterisk was running. Connected to the console, and started seeing warnings from \`channel.c\`:
> 
> \`\`\`
> Connected to Asterisk 22.4.1+asl3-3.5.4-1.deb12 currently running on ve7rpt (pid = 2001)
> \[2025-08-13 22:18:32.866\] WARNING\[2033\]: channel.c:1105 \_\_ast\_queue\_frame: Exceptionally long queue length (0 voice / 398 total) queuing to IAX2/44.32.40.212:4569-4215
> \[2025-08-13 22:18:42.866\] WARNING\[2040\]: channel.c:1105 \_\_ast\_queue\_frame: Exceptionally long queue length (0 voice / 399 total) queuing to IAX2/44.32.40.212:4569-4215
> \[2025-08-13 22:18:52.866\] WARNING\[2039\]: channel.c:1105 \_\_ast\_queue\_frame: Exceptionally long queue length (0 voice / 400 total) queuing to IAX2/44.32.40.212:4569-4215
> \`\`\`
> 
> Did a \`module reload\` from the CLI, and got dumped back to my shell prompt. Reconnected to the Asterisk CLI to catch some of the messages:
> 
> \`\`\`
> Connected to Asterisk 22.4.1+asl3-3.5.4-1.deb12 currently running on ve7rpt (pid = 2001)
> \[2025-08-13 22:18:32.866\] WARNING\[2033\]: channel.c:1105 \_\_ast\_queue\_frame: Exceptionally long queue length (0 voice / 398 total) queuing to IAX2/44.32.40.212:4569-4215
> \[2025-08-13 22:18:42.866\] WARNING\[2040\]: channel.c:1105 \_\_ast\_queue\_frame: Exceptionally long queue length (0 voice / 399 total) queuing to IAX2/44.32.40.212:4569-4215
> \[2025-08-13 22:18:52.866\] WARNING\[2039\]: channel.c:1105 \_\_ast\_queue\_frame: Exceptionally long queue length (0 voice / 400 total) queuing to IAX2/44.32.40.212:4569-4215
> \`\`\`
> 
> Repeater stopped transmitting, and normal operations appeared to have resumed.
> 
> Start of event appears to be \`\[2025-08-13 21:27:04.109\]\`. I did the \`module reload\` apparently at \`Aug 13 22:20:59 \`.
> 
> Versions:
> 
> \`\`\`
> OS : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
> OS Kernel : 6.12.34+rpt-rpi-v8
> Asterisk : 22.4.1+asl3-3.5.4-1.deb12
> ASL \[app\_rpt\] : 3.5.4
> Installed ASL packages :
> Package Version
> ============================== ==============================
> allmon3 1.5.1-1.deb12
> asl3 3.8-1.deb
> asl3-asterisk 2:22.4.1+asl3-3.5.4-1.deb12
> asl3-asterisk-config 2:22.4.1+asl3-3.5.4-1.deb12
> asl3-asterisk-modules 2:22.4.1+asl3-3.5.4-1.deb12
> asl3-menu 1.14-1.deb12
> \`\`\`
> 
> Attached are the Asterisk log and journalctl log from the event period. No debugging symbols in the installed packages, so it looks like I can't get a backtrace.
> 
> \[messages.log\](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/21766841/messages.log)
> \[journalctl.log\](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/21766840/journalctl.log)

> <https://github.com/AllStarLink/app_rpt/issues/1139>
>
> I believe still this guy: https://github.com/AllStarLink/app\_rpt/issues/307 
> Los…s of internet connection with an outbound connection:
> \`\`\`
> \[2026-07-26 12:48:17.358\] WARNING\[195171\] app\_rpt.c: statpost to URL 'http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler?node=572921&time=1785084362&seqno=10374&nodes=T2324&apprptvers=3.10.0&apprptuptime=620914&totalkerchunks=1&totalkeyups=833&totaltxtime=12404&timeouts=1&totalexecdcommands=117&keyed=0&keytime=489722' failed with error: Failed to connect to stats.allstarlink.org port 80 after 134495 ms: Could not connect to server
> \[2026-07-26 12:51:09.009\] WARNING\[25175\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 231, this delay 6203, threshold 1148, new offset -6266
> \[2026-07-26 12:51:32.859\] WARNING\[25179\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 0, this delay -6150, threshold 1272, new offset -116
> \[2026-07-26 12:52:15.890\] WARNING\[25173\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 0, this delay 13032, threshold 1272, new offset -13148
> \[2026-07-26 12:52:22.862\] WARNING\[195256\] app\_rpt.c: statpost to URL 'http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler?node=572921&time=1785084722&seqno=10380&nodes=T2324&apprptvers=3.10.0&apprptuptime=621274&totalkerchunks=1&totalkeyups=835&totaltxtime=12418&timeouts=1&totalexecdcommands=117&keyed=0&keytime=490082' failed with error: Could not resolve host: stats.allstarlink.org
> \[2026-07-26 12:52:32.842\] WARNING\[25179\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 0, this delay -13049, threshold 1272, new offset -99
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:01.192\] WARNING\[25182\] chan\_iax2.c: Max retries exceeded to host 44.15.66.4 on IAX2/44.15.66.4:4569-5561 (type = 6, subclass = 11, ts=70777733, seqno=216)
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:12.366\] WARNING\[195284\] app\_rpt.c: statpost to URL 'http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler?node=572921&time=1785084842&seqno=10382&nodes=C2324&apprptvers=3.10.0&apprptuptime=621394&totalkerchunks=1&totalkeyups=835&totaltxtime=12418&timeouts=1&totalexecdcommands=117&keyed=0&keytime=490202' failed with error: Could not resolve host: stats.allstarlink.org
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:13.120\] WARNING\[25418\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:14.400\] WARNING\[25418\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:15.680\] WARNING\[25418\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:16.960\] WARNING\[25418\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:18.240\] WARNING\[25418\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:19.520\] WARNING\[25418\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:20.800\] WARNING\[25418\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-26 12:54:21.586\] WARNING\[25417\] app\_rpt.c: attempt\_reconnect: cannot find node 2324
> \`\`\`
> 
> There are many of these:
> \`\`\`
> \[2026-07-26 21:31:25.772\] WARNING\[25177\] chan\_iax2.c: Max retries exceeded to host 44.15.66.4 on IAX2/44.15.66.4:4569-11995 (type = 6, subclass = 11, ts=469994, seqno=154)
> \`\`\`
> "Maybe" we didn't actually hang up on the port? even though we are trying to reconnect (many of these as well):
> \`\`\`
> \[2026-07-28 01:08:08.661\] WARNING\[25417\] app\_rpt.c: attempt\_reconnect: cannot find node 2324
> \[2026-07-28 01:08:18.754\] NOTICE\[25417\] app\_rpt.c: Reconnect Attempt to 2324 in progress
> \`\`\`
> 
> Finally, it all goes away when the internet returns + call succeeds.
> 
> A bit more concise version on a flaky internet link:
> \`\`\`
> \[2026-07-29 12:14:04.084\] WARNING\[247451\] chan\_iax2.c: Max retries exceeded to host 44.15.66.4 on IAX2/44.15.66.4:4569-207 (type = 7, subclass = 0, ts=58013327, seqno=249)
> \[2026-07-29 12:14:16.007\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:14:17.287\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:14:18.567\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:14:19.219\] NOTICE\[247534\] app\_rpt.c: Reconnect Attempt to 2324 in progress
> \[2026-07-29 12:15:40.224\] WARNING\[263407\] app\_rpt.c: statpost to URL 'http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler?node=572921&time=1785341720&seqno=972&nodes=T2324&apprptvers=3.10.1&apprptuptime=58125&totalkerchunks=0&totalkeyups=152&totaltxtime=3588&timeouts=0&totalexecdcommands=9&keyed=0&keytime=58135' failed with error: Could not resolve host: stats.allstarlink.org
> \[2026-07-29 12:16:50.296\] ERROR\[247431\] netsock2.c: getaddrinfo("register.allstarlink.org", "(null)", ...): Temporary failure in name resolution
> \[2026-07-29 12:16:50.296\] WARNING\[247431\] acl.c: Unable to lookup 'register.allstarlink.org'
> \[2026-07-29 12:20:58.542\] WARNING\[247452\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay -428, this delay 7917, threshold 1168, new offset -7917
> \[2026-07-29 12:21:30.458\] WARNING\[263473\] app\_rpt.c: statpost to URL 'http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler?node=572921&time=1785342080&seqno=978&nodes=T2324&apprptvers=3.10.1&apprptuptime=58485&totalkerchunks=0&totalkeyups=153&totaltxtime=3591&timeouts=0&totalexecdcommands=9&keyed=0&keytime=58495' failed with error: Could not resolve host: stats.allstarlink.org
> \[2026-07-29 12:21:49.933\] WARNING\[247451\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 729, this delay -8609, threshold 1270, new offset 692
> \[2026-07-29 12:22:22.279\] WARNING\[247454\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 0, this delay 2346, threshold 1270, new offset -1654
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:00.738\] WARNING\[247456\] chan\_iax2.c: Max retries exceeded to host 44.15.66.4 on IAX2/44.15.66.4:4569-5401 (type = 6, subclass = 11, ts=500000, seqno=163)
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:07.606\] WARNING\[247452\] chan\_iax2.c: Silently dropping frame without existent call number: 2063
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:12.667\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:13.947\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:15.227\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:16.507\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:17.787\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:19.067\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:20.347\] WARNING\[247535\] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000007;1
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:21.426\] WARNING\[247534\] app\_rpt.c: attempt\_reconnect: cannot find node 2324
> \[2026-07-29 12:23:31.494\] NOTICE\[247534\] app\_rpt.c: Reconnect Attempt to 2324 in progress
> \[2026-07-29 12:24:36.752\] WARNING\[247453\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay -53, this delay 4724, threshold 1000, new offset -4724
> \[2026-07-29 12:25:01.939\] WARNING\[247457\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 0, this delay -4813, threshold 1000, new offset 89
> \[2026-07-29 12:25:51.962\] WARNING\[263501\] app\_rpt.c: statpost to URL 'http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler?node=572921&time=1785342331&seqno=983&nodes=T2324&apprptvers=3.10.1&apprptuptime=58736&totalkerchunks=0&totalkeyups=153&totaltxtime=3591&timeouts=0&totalexecdcommands=9&keyed=0&keytime=58746' failed with error: Could not resolve host: stats.allstarlink.org
> \[2026-07-29 12:26:11.552\] WARNING\[247448\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 9, this delay 9613, threshold 1000, new offset -9524
> \[2026-07-29 12:26:31.952\] WARNING\[247453\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 0, this delay -9600, threshold 1000, new offset 76
> \[2026-07-29 12:27:11.668\] WARNING\[247451\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 0, this delay 9735, threshold 1000, new offset -9659
> \[2026-07-29 12:27:43.675\] WARNING\[247451\] chan\_iax2.c: Resyncing the jb. last\_delay 0, this delay 2032, threshold 1000, new offset -11691
> \[2026-07-29 12:27:51.955\] WARNING\[263507\] app\_rpt.c: statpost to URL 'http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler?node=572921&time=1785342451&seqno=985&nodes=T2324&apprptvers=3.10.1&apprptuptime=58856&totalkerchunks=0&totalkeyups=153&totaltxtime=3591&timeouts=0&totalexecdcommands=9&keyed=0&keytime=58866' failed with error: Could not resolve host: stats.allstarlink.org
> \`\`\`
> 
> 
> 
> I suspect we stop servicing the "maintained" local channel connected to the bridge. Any audio going into the bridge will cause this error until we reconnect.

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**Author:** ![N8RAW](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n8raw/32/2906_2.png) [@N8RAW](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N8RAW)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807/3 "2026-07-31T16:23:58Z")

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It "should" be harmless assuming it's the same issue. When an outbound connection has failed the redial function can take a long time looking up the DNS name which causes these queue errors. Once the DNS is back and/or internet is stable it should just continue to work.  
I have something "cooked up" to handle the frames in this condition but it should not be a problem.

That said, there is another bug I've been chasing where we have long queues on the repeater channels. Still hunting for that elusive one, so it happens PLEASE share logs.

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**Author:** ![K2CB](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@K2CB](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/K2CB)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807/4 "2026-07-31T16:41:29Z")

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Let me know which logs specifically, and I will be happy to post them.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![AE5ID](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ae5id/32/5100_2.png) [@AE5ID](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/AE5ID)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807/5 "2026-08-05T03:14:51Z")

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I've had this issue crash a repeater at least once per day for the last few days. I've been able to fix it by blocking some nodes temporarily and also by restarting asterisk or the computer. Below are the logs from two occurrences of this issue.

```auto
[2026-08-03 15:02:59.383] WARNING[10725][C-00000008]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000023;1
[2026-08-03 15:02:59.400] WARNING[10732][C-00000009]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00000024;1
[2026-08-03 15:02:59.479] WARNING[10450]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/MonChan-00000002;1
[2026-08-03 15:02:59.479] WARNING[10452]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/TXPChan-00000005;1
[2026-08-03 15:02:59.479] WARNING[10444]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Local/LocalTX@default-00000001;1
[2026-08-03 15:02:59.480] WARNING[10446]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/PChan-00000000;1
[2026-08-03 15:02:59.480] WARNING[10448]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/RXPChan-00000003;1
[2026-08-03 15:03:00.063] WARNING[10455]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/PChan-00000004;1
[2026-08-03 15:03:00.063] WARNING[10461]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/RXPChan-00000008;1
[2026-08-03 15:03:00.080] WARNING[10463]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/MonChan-00000007;1
[2026-08-03 15:03:00.080] WARNING[10453]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Local/LocalTX@default-00000006;1
[2026-08-03 15:03:00.080] WARNING[10465]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/TXPChan-0000000c;1
[2026-08-03 15:03:00.153] WARNING[36193]: chan_iax2.c:3658 __attempt_transmit: Max retries exceeded to host 198.46.235.195 on IAX2/198.46.235.195:4569-9626 (type = 6, subclass = 11, ts=64326855, seqno=178)
[2026-08-03 15:03:00.153] WARNING[39095]: chan_iax2.c:3658 __attempt_transmit: Max retries exceeded to host 198.46.235.195 on IAX2/198.46.235.195:4569-665 (type = 6, subclass = 11, ts=64356892, seqno=190)

```

```auto
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.057] WARNING[1022]: chan_iax2.c:3658 __attempt_transmit: Max retries exceeded to host 104.13.165.133 on IAX2/104.13.165.133:4599-3772 (type = 6, subclass = 2, ts=44959976, seqno=74)
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.264] WARNING[1055]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/MonChan-00000007;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.264] WARNING[1049]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Local/LocalTX@default-00000005;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.264] WARNING[1057]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/TXPChan-0000000c;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.264] WARNING[1050]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/PChan-00000004;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.264] WARNING[1053]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/RXPChan-00000008;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.264] WARNING[39948]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/Telemetry-000000fd;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.423] WARNING[1040]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Local/LocalTX@default-00000001;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.423] WARNING[1048]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/TXPChan-00000006;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.423] WARNING[1046]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/MonChan-00000002;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.423] WARNING[1043]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/RXPChan-00000003;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.423] WARNING[1041]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/PChan-00000000;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:30.784] WARNING[36592][C-00000008]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-000000ec;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.544] WARNING[1057]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/TXPChan-0000000c;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.544] WARNING[1055]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/MonChan-00000007;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.544] WARNING[1049]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Local/LocalTX@default-00000005;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.544] WARNING[1053]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/RXPChan-00000008;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.544] WARNING[1050]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/PChan-00000004;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.544] WARNING[39948]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/Telemetry-000000fd;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.703] WARNING[1046]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/MonChan-00000002;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.703] WARNING[1048]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/TXPChan-00000006;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.703] WARNING[1040]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Local/LocalTX@default-00000001;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.703] WARNING[1041]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Recorder/PChan-00000000;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:31.703] WARNING[1043]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/RXPChan-00000003;1
[2026-08-04 21:59:32.064] WARNING[36592][C-00000008]: channel.c:1118 __ast_queue_frame: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-000000ec;1

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**Author:** ![K2CB](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@K2CB](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/K2CB)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807/6 "2026-08-06T00:16:45Z")

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Same here. Blocking a few nodes seems to have cut down on the number of crashes. After reviewing the logs, it appeared (I say this carefully) a few particular nodes were always present when the crashes would occur, so as a test I blocked them for a few days.

It seems to always happen after a period of time where the error messages begin to accumulate in the log.

I can also report that my Allmon3 page starts to show "connecting" rather than "established" when this occurs. However, restarting Allmon3 only does not alleviate the issue.

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**Author:** ![K2CB](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@K2CB](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/K2CB)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807/7 "2026-08-11T01:09:47Z")

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A few more observations -

1. Using the ASL "show registrations" in the Diagnostic menu shows all three nodes on the affected machine as "not registered". A simple restart of Asterisk appears to resolve the issue.

2. After a week of many reboots, things were very stable Friday and Saturday. I had updated to ASL 3.18.2-2 Friday evening, so I thought maybe that may have solved the issue. However, it crashed again overnight at 3am, then at around 10am, and then again this evening around 630pm.

Every time it crashes, I note a large number of the long voice queue error messages in the messages log. Is there anywhere else I can look to see what may be causing this? Or temporary changes to help minimize the occurrences for the time being?

Eric  
K2CB

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**Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/exceptionally-long-voice-queue-length-error-message-causing-node-to-fail/24807/8 "2026-09-09T23:18:47Z")

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Still trying to figure out why my hub node is occasionally crashing. Happened to look at the messages.log file again this evening, and happened to see this cute little comment in the log. Wondering if this was on purpose to help troubleshoot, or someone checking to see if we are paying attention?

[2026-09-07 09:20:23.998] ERROR[159508] manager.c: Unable to process manager action 'RptStatus'. Asterisk is shutting down.  
[2026-09-07 09:20:24.008] WARNING[1981] chan\_iax2.c: Max retries exceeded to host 73.197.41.40 on IAX2/73.197.41.40:4569-13131 (type = 6, subclass = 11, ts=119968316, seqno=34)  
[2026-09-07 09:20:24.533] WARNING[1864332][C-000006a6] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-0000b104;1  
[2026-09-07 09:20:24.573] WARNING[3070] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-0000001b;1  
[2026-09-07 09:20:24.593] WARNING[1837831][C-00000669] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-0000acb8;1  
\*

**\> [2026-09-07 09:20:24.609] WARNING[1096] asterisk.c: The canary is no more. He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace. His metabolic processes are now history! He's off the twig! He's kicked the bucket. He's shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain, and joined the bleeding choir invisible!! THIS is an EX-CANARY. (Reducing priority)**

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[2026-09-07 09:20:24.673] WARNING[1864336][C-000006a8] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-0000b105;1  
[2026-09-07 09:20:24.753] WARNING[1280814][C-000003ea] channel.c: Exceptionally long voice queue length (97 voice / 97 total) queuing to Announcer/IAXLink-00006b5f;1