23.3. Configuring Asterisk for Use with DUNDi

There are three files that need to be configured for DUNDi: dundi.conf, extensions.conf, and sip.conf.^[206] The dundi.conf file controls the authentication of peers whom we allow to perform lookups through our system. This file also manages the list of peers to whom we might submit our own lookup requests. Since it is possible to run several different networks on the same box, it is necessary to define a different section for each peer, and then configure the networks in which those peers are allowed to perform lookups. Additionally, we need to define which peers we wish to use to perform lookups.

^[206] The dundi.conf and extensions.conf files must be configured. We have chosen to configure sip.conf for the purposes of address advertisement on our network, but DUNDi is protocol-agnostic, so iax.conf, h323.conf, or mgcp.conf could be used instead. DUNDi simply performs the lookups; the standard methods of placing calls are still required.

23.3.1. General Configuration

The [general] section of dundi.conf contains parameters relating to the overall operation of the DUNDi client and server: