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

[Steven Ayre]

> externally accessible IP

Please ensure you've changed the password to something secure and
firewalled it so only your own servers/clients can connect to it.

That socket doesn't just expose debugging information about your switch, it
also allows the client to create calls (see call fraud), shutdown your
freeswitch server (denial of service) and execute system commands. You need
to be very careful about who can access it. Hence why it's localhost-only
by default.

On 1 September 2015 at 18:58, Carlos Fererro <carlos4fsint at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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