asterisk users - Oct 2004 - OT: Opensource "Sipura Profile Compiler" for SPA2K, 3K

Hello list,

	I have several SPA-2000's and 3000's scattered about the Internet (all 
behind NATs).  Because I do not qualify as an ITSP, Sipura will not 
license their "Sipura Profile Compiler" so that I can have the units 
remote upgrade, remote re-configure, etc (via TFTP or HTTP).  This is 
extremely annoying.

	Right now if I have to make a config change to any of these SPA's I 
have to get a hold of the client, run my custom remote-admin tool on 
their windows machine, and fire up a web browser to log on to the Sipura 
to make the changes.  What a pain.

	This is what I propose...  If Sipura won't license their profile 
compiler (to generate config files for the SPA2K and 3K).  I will have 
to "make my own".  Because I live in the US (and don't want to
risk
messing with the DMCA), I think that the only way to do this is to use 
the HTTP GET/PUT method.

	Sipura already claims that you can do a HTTP GET (lynx -dump) and put 
the config for a device into a file.  I know that this works.  What I 
don't know will work is doing a PUT to put it back on the device.  If I 
can get this to work, then I should be able to somehow create a utility 
(running under Windows) to go to my web server, download a file (if it 
has changed) and PUT it on the device.  I already have the details 
worked out, but I just wanted to see what the list thought since I would 
(of course) release anything that I came up with GPL.  Does this seem 
viable, has anyone done this, or is there a better way to do it?

Thanks.

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Kristian Kielhofner

Kristian Kielhofner [kris@krisk.org] wrote:
> This is what I propose...  If Sipura won't license their profile
> compiler (to generate config files for the SPA2K and 3K).  I will have
> to "make my own".  Because I live in the US (and don't want
to risk
> messing with the DMCA), I think that the only way to do this is to use
> the HTTP GET/PUT method. 
> 
> Sipura already claims that you can do a HTTP GET (lynx -dump) and put
> the config for a device into a file.  I know that this works.  What I
> don't know will work is doing a PUT to put it back on the device.  If I
> can get this to work, then I should be able to somehow create a utility
> (running under Windows) to go to my web server, download a file (if it
> has changed) and PUT it on the device.  I already have the details
> worked out, but I just wanted to see what the list thought since I would
> (of course) release anything that I came up with GPL.  Does this seem
> viable, has anyone done this, or is there a better way to do it?
> 
I can confirm that GET and POST work as a backup and restore method.

It'd be trivial to write a small Perl script that uses GET to download
a Sipper's configuration, or uses POST to update a Sipura.  The script
could read/write the configuration data using whatever store is deemed
necessary (XML file(s), SQL database etc.).

Of course, it'd be less trivial to create a MS Windows application,
but there's probably no need for that anyway. :-)

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Anyone think that Sipura is going to stay Sipura for long? I mean they are
the ones behind the new cheap Linksys boxes. Why pay higher prices for the
same stuff...? Then they could  turn into a Cisco company..Hmmm.. Just
wondering out loud.

> Sipura already claims that you can do a HTTP GET (lynx -dump) and put
> the config for a device into a file.  I know that this works.  What I
> don't know will work is doing a PUT to put it back on the device.  If I
> can get this to work, then I should be able to somehow create a utility
> (running under Windows) to go to my web server, download a file (if it
>

Brandon Patterson (peering) wrote:
> Anyone think that Sipura is going to stay Sipura for long? I mean they are
> the ones behind the new cheap Linksys boxes. Why pay higher prices for the
> same stuff...? Then they could  turn into a Cisco company..Hmmm.. Just
> wondering out loud.
> 
Funny that you say Cisco.  Most of the people who formed Sipura left 
Komodo technology when Cisco bought Komodo for their ATA (the now Cisco 
ATA-186).  They formed Sipura, which now makes those Linksys (a Cisco 
subsidary) boxes.


Hmmm...

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Kristian Kielhofner

Curl will probably be able to do all the HTTP Get and Post for you.
The library can be used in linux and windows coding so you could make
a version for both platforms

Kristian Kielhofner wrote:
> I know that such a script can be writen, but remember that I need to 
> access these Sipura's behind a NAT (not mine, a clients).  And they 
> may not necesarily have a Unix-ish machine to run a perl (or something 
> script).  I would like something very simple that my clients could run 
> (or task scheduler, service, etc.) that would go to my website, get 
> the configuration, and PUT it to the sipura.  I would love to PUT it 
> there myself, but I don't want them to have to mess with port 
> forwarding, etc.
Do they not have a setting that has the device check for a new file on a 
tftp(or other) server?

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