Thanks, I did get it working last night. For the benefit of other newbies, here are the steps I took and a bit about my config:
SetupeBox 1.49 on Ubuntu server 8.04 32bit -- test server installed bare metal on a HP ProLiant DL385 with dual NIC, dual processor and 8 gig RAM
Setup as a Gateway using transparent proxy. I am working on getting phones and file sharing working as well as possible other functionality. I am curious how much this server can handle
Things I did to make softphones work1. apt-get update & apt-get upgrade
2. Installed a different soft phone on my LinuxMint LXDE test machines (first tried QuteCom, then Ekiga). I don't think this was the problem as they both work now, though I have not ruled out with a fresh install (possible packages missing in the QuteCom?)
3. Drop the ".com" for the SIP domain setup in QuteCom... cannot connect when included
My Domain is "HondurasTest.com" so I needed to put in "HondurasTest"
When I disconnect then modify the account, It puts the ".com" back on,and I need to remove it again.
4. Properly setup DNS with a Dynamic DNS setup as well Under the DHCP server settings.
5. For my Windows 7 VPN client to connect to Asterisk, I needed to add the setting to direct it to the server IP address: In X-lite set Domain Proxy to "Register with the domain and receive incoming calls" also add proxy server IP address (eBox LAN IP address). My win7 laptop is on the WAN side of my ebox.
There is a little more sound lag than I expected, but it may well be due to my using slow computers with the softphones. I will soon have some Polycom phones on order to test out.