Old/Incompatible Hardware??

wr4jw · September 30, 2015, 2:50am

In an effort to learn more about Asterisk/Allstar/App_rpt I built up a server out of some older hardware I had sitting around.  I set up the package put together by Steve (N4IRS) located at: [<https://github.com/N4IRS/AllStar/wiki/X86-Debian-Bare-Metal-Install>](https://github.com/N4IRS/AllStar/wiki/X86-Debian-Bare-Metal-Install)  The install was pretty much hands off and nothing to indicate any problems.  I edited the necessary files and have it up and running on my home network as a private node for testing.  I have it setup using dahdi/pseudo at the moment until I get a USB Fob converted.  I can connect to it with IAXRPT and Zoiper on an iPhone but that’s where everything goes spiraling downward.  As soon as either connects, asterisk plays the connect message, or at least tries to.  It usually gets the words “Node, One, Five” out Ok but anything else starts to lag and stutter.  Once it is through, it seems to settle down for a minute.  When I transmit from either, audio is not passed to the other connected device.  Sometimes, the courtesy tone will try to play.  About 30 seconds after Tx’ing with Zoiper, it will throw up an error 18 (Request Timeout) and disconnect.  Watching the Asterisk CLI I see:

[Sep 28 23:08:28] WARNING[11839]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay 260, this delay -15364, threshold 10562, new offset 15364

[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11839]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1221, this delay 33188, threshold 1000, new offset -17824

[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11897]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -599, this delay -34607, threshold 1000, new offset 16783

[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay 120, this delay 33929, threshold 1000, new offset -17146

[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11883]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -160, this delay -33988, threshold 1000, new offset 16842

[Sep 28 23:08:36] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1086, this delay 4586, threshold 3374, new offset 12256

[Sep 28 23:08:41] WARNING[11840]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -5861, this delay 30088, threshold 6600, new offset -17832

[Sep 28 23:08:45] WARNING[11840]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1914, this delay -32907, threshold 5032, new offset 15075

[Sep 28 23:08:47] WARNING[11835]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -821, this delay 31193, threshold 3084, new offset -16118

[Sep 28 23:08:49] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1459, this delay -30527, threshold 4518, new offset 14409

[Sep 28 23:08:55] WARNING[11833]: chan_iax2.c:3101 __attempt_transmit: Max retries exceeded to host 10.115.55.101 on IAX2/iaxclient-6151 (type = 6, subclass = 2, ts=21099, seqno=8)

From the console, using the TOP command, CPU usage by Asterisk is never more than 1.8%.

The PC is a Pentium IV 2.4GHz with 3 GB of RAM. The Motherboard is a fairly old though. It is an early P4. The Motherboard is a Soyo sy-p4vda. Local LAN is 100 Mbps on a Cisco switch and all devices are on the same subnet. Here is the CPU info:

root@repeater:~# lscpu

Architecture:          i686

CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit

Byte Order:            Little Endian

CPU(s): 1

On-line CPU(s) list:   0

Thread(s) per core: 1

Core(s) per socket:    1

Socket(s): 1

Vendor ID:             GenuineIntel

CPU family: 15

Model:                 2

Model name: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.40GHz

Stepping:              7

CPU MHz: 2400.330

BogoMIPS:              4800.66

Any ideas or should I toss the system and start over with something newer?

Thanks

Jamey

WR4JW

Kk6ecm · September 30, 2015, 8:17am

Looks like your jitter buffer (max level set in iax.conf) is overflowing due to too many packets lost over your IP connection; recommend checking your connection.

Thanks,
Bob
kk6ecm

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Sent from iPad

On Sep 29, 2015, at 7:50 PM, Jamey Wright <jamey.wright@charter.net> wrote:

In an effort to learn more about Asterisk/Allstar/App_rpt I built up a server out of some older hardware I had sitting around. I set up the package put together by Steve (N4IRS) located at: <https://github.com/N4IRS/AllStar/wiki/X86-Debian-Bare-Metal-Install> The install was pretty much hands off and nothing to indicate any problems. I edited the necessary files and have it up and running on my home network as a private node for testing. I have it setup using dahdi/pseudo at the moment until I get a USB Fob converted. I can connect to it with IAXRPT and Zoiper on an iPhone but that’s where everything goes spiraling downward. As soon as either connects, asterisk plays the connect message, or at least tries to. It usually gets the words “Node, One, Five” out Ok but anything else starts to lag and stutter. Once it is through, it seems to settle down for a minute. When I transmit from either, audio is not passed to the other connected device. Sometimes, the courtesy tone will try to play. About 30 seconds after Tx’ing with Zoiper, it will throw up an error 18 (Request Timeout) and disconnect. Watching the Asterisk CLI I see:

[Sep 28 23:08:28] WARNING[11839]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay 260, this delay -15364, threshold 10562, new offset 15364
[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11839]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1221, this delay 33188, threshold 1000, new offset -17824
[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11897]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -599, this delay -34607, threshold 1000, new offset 16783
[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay 120, this delay 33929, threshold 1000, new offset -17146
[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11883]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -160, this delay -33988, threshold 1000, new offset 16842
[Sep 28 23:08:36] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1086, this delay 4586, threshold 3374, new offset 12256
[Sep 28 23:08:41] WARNING[11840]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -5861, this delay 30088, threshold 6600, new offset -17832
[Sep 28 23:08:45] WARNING[11840]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1914, this delay -32907, threshold 5032, new offset 15075
[Sep 28 23:08:47] WARNING[11835]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -821, this delay 31193, threshold 3084, new offset -16118
[Sep 28 23:08:49] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output: Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1459, this delay -30527, threshold 4518, new offset 14409
[Sep 28 23:08:55] WARNING[11833]: chan_iax2.c:3101 __attempt_transmit: Max retries exceeded to host 10.115.55.101 on IAX2/iaxclient-6151 (type = 6, subclass = 2, ts=21099, seqno=8)

From the console, using the TOP command, CPU usage by Asterisk is never more than 1.8%.
The PC is a Pentium IV 2.4GHz with 3 GB of RAM. The Motherboard is a fairly old though. It is an early P4. The Motherboard is a Soyo sy-p4vda. Local LAN is 100 Mbps on a Cisco switch and all devices are on the same subnet. Here is the CPU info:

root@repeater:~# lscpu
Architecture: i686
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 1
On-line CPU(s) list: 0
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 1
Socket(s): 1
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
CPU family: 15
Model: 2
Model name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Stepping: 7
CPU MHz: 2400.330
BogoMIPS: 4800.66

Any ideas or should I toss the system and start over with something newer?

Thanks

Jamey
WR4JW

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Stacy · October 8, 2015, 6:40am

Your hardware should be ok. I have an old mini-itx running a VIA 800mhz processor (http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.332/.f?sc=8&category=12\) that I've setup to use as a test system (lcd display has long since died, and I currently have it's case off). With 128 megs of ram and a hard disk with a generous amount of swap, I can run asterisk just fine on a custom install of debian that I did a while ago. (I compiled my own copy of asterisk and patched DAHDI from source for use with allstar and normally sits between 0.08 and 0.20% cpu utilization after it boots and gets a call. Since the CPU is odd, I overrode the CPU detection settings telling it to compile for a 486 target vice 686 and it works just fine.)

Try a different network card as well as checking your connections. The NIC might be dying, have a cable improperly seated (or the cable is bad), etc. Also, make sure don't have any QOS settings that are interfering with the data streams either (prioritizing other traffic over that of the IAX2 protocol which would likely be classified under the miscellaneous category for traffic).

Have you tried connecting via SIP vice IAX2 to the box? The stanza setup is almost identical and your dialplan won't need any modification.

Have you tried to connect to it from the AllStar Telephone portal?

-Stacy
KG7QIN

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On 09/29/2015 07:50 PM, Jamey Wright wrote:

In an effort to learn more about Asterisk/Allstar/App_rpt I built up a
server out of some older hardware I had sitting around. I set up the
package put together by Steve (N4IRS) located at:
<https://github.com/N4IRS/AllStar/wiki/X86-Debian-Bare-Metal-Install>
<https://github.com/N4IRS/AllStar/wiki/X86-Debian-Bare-Metal-Install> The
install was pretty much hands off and nothing to indicate any problems. I
edited the necessary files and have it up and running on my home network as
a private node for testing. I have it setup using dahdi/pseudo at the
moment until I get a USB Fob converted. I can connect to it with IAXRPT and
Zoiper on an iPhone but that's where everything goes spiraling downward. As
soon as either connects, asterisk plays the connect message, or at least
tries to. It usually gets the words "Node, One, Five" out Ok but anything
else starts to lag and stutter. Once it is through, it seems to settle down
for a minute. When I transmit from either, audio is not passed to the other
connected device. Sometimes, the courtesy tone will try to play. About 30
seconds after Tx'ing with Zoiper, it will throw up an error 18 (Request
Timeout) and disconnect. Watching the Asterisk CLI I see:

[Sep 28 23:08:28] WARNING[11839]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay 260, this delay -15364, threshold 10562, new
offset 15364
[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11839]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1221, this delay 33188, threshold 1000, new
offset -17824
[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11897]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay -599, this delay -34607, threshold 1000, new
offset 16783
[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay 120, this delay 33929, threshold 1000, new
offset -17146
[Sep 28 23:08:29] WARNING[11883]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay -160, this delay -33988, threshold 1000, new
offset 16842
[Sep 28 23:08:36] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1086, this delay 4586, threshold 3374, new
offset 12256
[Sep 28 23:08:41] WARNING[11840]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay -5861, this delay 30088, threshold 6600, new
offset -17832
[Sep 28 23:08:45] WARNING[11840]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1914, this delay -32907, threshold 5032, new
offset 15075
[Sep 28 23:08:47] WARNING[11835]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay -821, this delay 31193, threshold 3084, new
offset -16118
[Sep 28 23:08:49] WARNING[11834]: chan_iax2.c:921 jb_warning_output:
Resyncing the jb. last_delay -1459, this delay -30527, threshold 4518, new
offset 14409
[Sep 28 23:08:55] WARNING[11833]: chan_iax2.c:3101 __attempt_transmit: Max
retries exceeded to host 10.115.55.101 on IAX2/iaxclient-6151 (type = 6,
subclass = 2, ts=21099, seqno=8)

From the console, using the TOP command, CPU usage by Asterisk is never more
than 1.8%.
The PC is a Pentium IV 2.4GHz with 3 GB of RAM. The Motherboard is a fairly
old though. It is an early P4. The Motherboard is a Soyo sy-p4vda. Local
LAN is 100 Mbps on a Cisco switch and all devices are on the same subnet.
Here is the CPU info:

root@repeater:~# lscpu
Architecture: i686
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 1
On-line CPU(s) list: 0
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 1
Socket(s): 1
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
CPU family: 15
Model: 2
Model name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Stepping: 7
CPU MHz: 2400.330
BogoMIPS: 4800.66

Any ideas or should I toss the system and start over with something newer?

Thanks

Jamey
WR4JW

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