[Freeswitch-users] Python based Event Socket Library doesn't connect to remote FreeSWITCH

[Carlos Fererro]

Very sorry for not replying fast enough. Yes, your suggestion was correct.
Once I changed the config to bind to the externally accessible IP I was
able to connect from the remote client.

Thank you very much again.

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Ken Rice <krice at freeswitch.org> wrote:

> Ok lets try this again
>
>
>
> By default FreeSWITCH mod_event_socket is the module that provides the TCP
> based interface for ESL on the FreeSWITCH side. By default this _*only*_
> listens on 127.0.0.1 which is the Loopback interface and is only accessible
> via the destination address of 127.0.0.1 or localhost which is only
> accessible from the same machine running that host.
>
>
>
> If you want to connect to if from a different machine you need to adjust
> the config for mod_event_socket and bind it to an interface (or IP) that is
> accessible from the LAN
>
>
>
> *From:* freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:
> freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] *On Behalf Of *Carlos
> Fererro
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 1, 2015 11:42 AM
> *To:* FreeSWITCH Users Help <freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Freeswitch-users] Python based Event Socket Library
> doesn't connect to remote FreeSWITCH
>
>
>
> Hi Ken,
>
>
>
> thank you very much for you reply. No, I didn't change any configuration
> in the event sockel xml file to make eventsocket bind to anything other
> then localhost. And why should I? There are no multiple NIC cards or
> anything like that.
>
> Simple configuration: two machines behind the same router - FS runs on
> 192.168.1.102 and client runs on 192.168.1.103. No firewalls and traffic
> doesn't go outside the router. Event socket client won't get connected to
> the FS. Problem I have is 100% reproducible.
>
> BTW, on Mac client can't connect to the FS even if client and FS do run on
> the same machine.
>
> Any suggestions to try?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Ken Rice <krice at freeswitch.org> wrote:
>
> Did you make the eventsocket on the freeswitch server bind to something
> other than localhost which is its default configuration?
>
>
>
> If you do this you should also ensure that this connection is firewalled
> off and not passed over the public internet as there is absolutely no
> encryption on this connection and the password is passed in the clear
>
>
>
> *From:* freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:
> freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] *On Behalf Of *Carlos
> Fererro
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 30, 2015 12:33 PM
> *To:* freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org
> *Subject:* [Freeswitch-users] Python based Event Socket Library doesn't
> connect to remote FreeSWITCH
>
>
>
> To all Event Socket Library FreeSWITCH gurus!
>
>
>
> Python implementation of the Event Socket Library doesn't seem to work
> with FreeSWITCH running on remote host. Only "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" has
> to be specified as the first parameter to the ESLconnection constructor to
> let client to successfully connect to the FreeSWITCH. Event if FreeSWITCH
> is running on the SAME machine (not even remote host) as the client and the
> "host" is specified with the IP address of the machine in the ESLconnection
> - no valid connection is getting established.
>
> I am pretty sure that such a fundamental thing can't not to work and I am
> just missing something simple. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Carlos
>
>
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