We’re using Polycom SPIP 321 phones, and one extension in particular keeps receiving phantom calls from “a1000”.
By phantom calls, I mean that the phone rings and the call shows up in the phone’s history, but it is not saved on the PBX’s CDR anywhere and I don’t see them when I have an “asterisk -vvvvvvvvvvr” console open.
These calls are happening at random intervals, nobody is on the other end of the call if we answer it, and that’s about all I’ve got.
If your phones are exposed to the interwebs (port 5060) in any way then the calls might have nothing to do with your Asterisk, check your port forwarding on the router(s) in front of them.
How cheap do they want it? I’ve seen a few thrifty admins getting some sonicwall’s at the local recycle for about $50 a piece. According to the person I was talking with there, the ones they were buying there were still supported. Even at that though, the mindset that security costs too much money only lasts until somebody is frantically trying to find the backups. Good luck to your home office.