I have just started getting a failure to register by my Android Zoiper app. The desktop version works fine as well as a Grandstream softphone I also have installed. I see nothing in the logs that show and attempt at registration.
The Grandstream Wave app is also on the same Android phone.
Zoiper shows this message:
Registration failed (Service unavailable (SBC failure)(503))
I have tried registering to different extensions with no success.
If I had to guess there is a problem with your SBC
What is SBC?
SBC stands for Session Border Controller
it’s a special device like a firewall for VOIP that sits between the PBX and the network
controlling connections to the PBX
https://www.zoiper.com/en/support/answer/for/windows/100/Informational_and_error_messages
SIP 503 / Transport Failure
This error message is shown when the server is unable to process the request for some reason, for example when the service you are trying to use is unavailable.
Please make sure all account details and the server hostname are entered correctly.
I only have the “Responsive Firewall” included with FreePBX. Other softphones can connect, both from the desktop and Android phone.
There are no other pieces of hardware or software involved.
Yes. All account details are correct. I have also used the IP address for the server just in case there was a DNS problem.
https://www.zoiper.com/en/support/home/category/2/Errors%20%26%20Problems
The issue that you are experiencing might be because the DNS server does not reply at times. (this could be a firewall issue, a problem with Windows o…
Last Modified: 2017-07-04 14:00:19
I’ve already seen that link. I have specified the IP address, not the host name
did you try using zoiper on the local network of the PBX
did you try using zoiper on the local network of the PBX
The PBX is on a VPS in the USA. I am in Cambodia. Not an option.
I have a VirtualBox installation on my laptop. I can try that.
that’s the process of elimination see if it works with your freepbx on LAN on VirtualBox
and then we’ll go from there
I have another softphone on the Android that is working fine. It’s definitely a Zoiper thing. I have uninstalled and re-installed but no joy.
It registers okay on the local VM
my zoiper setup
account name
[email protected]:5060
Host
200.999.777.236:5060
username
201
password
extension password
network settings
transport
TCP or UDP whatever your PBX uses
and i use a chan sip extension
on the setup screen use this format
username @ PBX/Voip provider
extension number@server public IP address:your SIP Port
password
Secret (extension password)
and when you’re trying deactivate the other softphone if you’re reusing the same extension
I turned on tcpdump. With the Zoiper, I can see no packets arriving at the server at all yet the local VM is receiving packets. When I enable the Grandstream softphone, I can see the packets on my server.
I’ve tried using just my 4G data and not over the wifi. Same thing.
I’ve got another phone I’ll try later.
With the tcpdump, a could see traffic to port 5060 when I would telnet to the server:
telnet freepbx.vietfeir.com 5060
This is a strange one
Well, wouldn’t you know it? I went out for lunch and while connected to another wifi, it registered. Now I am home and it is still registered. I unregistered and re-registered and it connects.