[mythtv-users] vonage caller id

[Matt]

On Nov 29, 2005, at 1:19 PM, Matt wrote:
> Digging through some old e-mails.  I've got vonage and I think I'm
> going to revive an old PII box as an IPCop firewall.  Does this script
> work with IPCop?

I've got the Vonage sniffer script running on my IPCop box, but it
wasn't especially easy to setup.

IPCop's Perl installation is lacking a bunch of the pre-req's for the
Vonage script.  It doesn't have CPAN or a compiler, so installing
things was a lot of manual labor -- compile something on another
Linux box, copy it over, run the script, see what was missing,
compile *that*, rinse, repeat....

That said, now that it's working, I've found it very nice & very
stable.  I modified the script to call elseed, so my TiVo, Myth box,
and assorted desktops and laptops all get the pop-up.  I've had the
script running for about three weeks now without the slightest problem.

I also found that the sniffer script gets call-waiting notifications
even with call-waiting disabled.  I personally can't stand the beep-
kerthump fo a call-waiting-plus-caller-id tone, and I hate putting
people on hold.  But knowing *who* called is rather nifty.  There's
no tone or ring or anything, but when someone else calls when I'm on
the phone, all the various Yac enabled devices in the house still get
the message.

-Zac Bedell

Zac,

Do you think you could help me out?  I'll be installing an IPCop
firewall infront of my vonage ATA this weekend.  I have no experience
with IPCop, so if you've already done the work, then GREAT! :)  Would
it be possible for you to send me the files I would need to install or
do you have specific documentation?

On 11/30/05, Maverick <mavantix at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Be aware though:  I've read that for some reason, the sniffer script
> > may NOT work for any newer Vonage accounts activated since January
> > 2005.  I have *NO* personal experience with that (I've had Vonage a
> > long time), nor can I cite any source off the top of my head.  It
> > might be something to research a bit before you start rearranging
> > your network for nothing, though.
>
> The change is sort of documented here:
>
> http://www.vonage.com/help_knowledgeBase_article.php?article=89
>
> Their equipment provisioned prior to 2005 used port 5061 udp (SIP). So
> basically your answer is, the vonage sniff script will only work with
> older devices.
>
> I have an old Motorola box for my vonage service, and the script works
> like a charm!
>
> -Kenneth


That's not entirely true... I can't prove this yet, because I don't
have a way to sniff the packets before getting to my vonage ATA (yet),
but I've found a few sources that say they can sniff the callerID info
off of port 10,000.  Again, I don't know.  I got my vonage box about 3
months ago.  So, I'm guessing it won't be port 5061.