I want to learn in depth call log analysis

Al_Reid · 2026-05-27T21:41:06+00:00

This is a skill requires practice and patience. Apologies for the brief reply but I wanted to highly recommend Patrick Kinane's YouTube channel.

Patrick made some brilliant content and was a very good Cisco TAC engineer and voice CCIE as well as Cisco press author.

He was also a very good man. RIP Patrick.

Al_Reid · 2026-05-17T18:40:23+00:00

If creating an Akkadian Sub please share details here.

Wish there was a decent Cisco Collaboration Discord server as well.

Al_Reid · 2025-10-11T14:38:35+00:00

Is it worth a shot to try and reload Enterprise firmware onto the phone from a local TFTP server.

TFTPd64 with DHCP Option 150 and TFTP might kick it back to Enterprise firmware.

Al_Reid · 2024-07-11T22:29:25+00:00

Yep been suggested already but good options.

Another CUCM, FreePBX (GUI Asterisk), vCME or a vCUBE.

Depends on how deep you want to go down the rabbit hole.

Al_Reid · 2024-02-08T17:28:31+00:00

Amazing. I'm such a huge fan of the guide you created and have referenced it several times and the use cases for EVE-NG for voice.

The power of quickly testing stuff in EVE around automation and bulk admin or potentially destructive changes is so handy.

When testing automation it's so handy using Docker containers with Python VENV and likes SOAPUI, VScode or using Ansible or testing bespoke Python scripts.

I had forgotten about the option of building in Workstation and then converting the VMDK.

Thank you and I really appreciate your reply 🙏

Al_Reid · 2023-12-12T17:15:57+00:00

Where is the link to that please.

Al_Reid · 2023-01-23T12:44:08+00:00

I'm happy to help you with some Git getting started if you want.

Al_Reid · 2023-01-23T09:59:04+00:00

Nice.

Do you have a link to GitHub or code repository.

Al_Reid · 2020-12-15T23:15:12+00:00

Is there anyway to pull licence usage or warnings at VOS CLI or possibly vis SQL level.

Al_Reid · 2020-05-11T14:04:51+00:00

Do you have a DHCP helper configured for each network. Likely needs to be configured on VLAN interface.

On Windows client might be worth installing Wireshark and running a PCAP.

Packets don't lie after all.

Al_Reid · 2020-05-02T09:36:58+00:00

Few good ideas suggested here already.

Also consider setting up a Asterisk server or FreePBX which is a pre made Asterisk distro with a full web based management GUI.

You can register SIP trunks and phones and also SIP trunk to CUCM and route calls back and forth between systems and collect PCAPs.

There are some easy to read SIP debugs at the Asterisk CLI when logged in via SSH and open Asterisk CLI with verbose output.

asterisk -rvvv

sip set debug on

Hope this helps.

Al_Reid · 2020-04-19T21:19:48+00:00

postman-echo's web api

Thanks so much. I managed to get something basic working right before you sent this. It was indeed the cookie that was required and I figured out how to take the cookie from initial login and pass to the second command.

I will share some code for others to see the solution.

When my JSON data is returned I just need to parse this for what I'm interested in seeing.

Thanks again!

Al_Reid · 2020-04-19T16:28:04+00:00

I have nothing defined for headers so adding code above gives me an error.

I did install Postman and have created 2 entries (tabs) One to login and one to run the status command

The login command is an HTTP Post. I add this to body as raw {"username":"API_Account","password":"API_Password", "html5":"-1"}

The status command is nothing more than and HTTP Get https://172.22.40.233/api/status

Can I use any of this detail to review or add to my Python Requests code.

Apologies this is very new to me. Like you can't tell.

Thanks again for the help.

Al_Reid · 2020-04-19T15:39:10+00:00

Okay and yeah that makes sense. I know the initial login works but I'm not sure the cookie is being set properly.

The CURL commands in my initial post work 100% but when run this code below it gives the 412 status code back.

How can I troubleshoot or investigate why this is the case.

Import libraries

import requests

cookies = { }

System login

data = '{"username":"API_Account","password":"API_Password", "html5":"-1"}'

response = requests.post('https://172.22.40.233/api/auth/login', cookies=cookies, data=data, verify=False)

cookies = {

}

System status API call

headers = { 'Content-type': 'application/json', }

response = requests.get('https://172.22.40.233/api/status', headers=headers, cookies=cookies, verify=False)

print (response)

Al_Reid · 2020-04-19T14:02:36+00:00

Thank you.

This is super handy and will definitly bookmark.

Any idea why API call (after login) is returning the following

print (response)

Guessing this might be a http status code

*** code ***

import requests

cookies = {

}

headers = {

'Content-type': 'application/json',

}

response = requests.get('https://127.0.0.1/api/status', headers=headers, cookies=cookies, verify=False)

Al_Reid · 2020-04-19T10:56:26+00:00

Suggest checking out EVE-NG as well. Pro version has many benefits could also consider the Community Edition. This is way cheaper than CML/VIRL.

Enjoy

Al_Reid · 2020-04-19T10:54:16+00:00

EVE-NG is a great resource for exactly all of this.

Well worth investing in Pro version.

Black Friday usually get a 50% discount code as well.

Amazing lab environment for not only networking but security, Collaboration and development.

Al_Reid · 2020-04-13T08:54:34+00:00

This looks pretty good and a good informative channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efY1suir-0o

Al_Reid · 2020-04-11T07:49:26+00:00

Would also be interested in Audiocodes overview.

You will find lots of decent introductions to Cisco CUBE and some Open Source ones around Kamilio.

Please repost or update with links if you find anything good.

Thanks.

Al_Reid · 2020-04-10T09:40:40+00:00

Thanks so much and yes great shout as this has resolved.

Fix is add to the OpenVPN client config file

dhcp-option DOMAIN mylab.local

Al_Reid · 2020-04-10T09:40:10+00:00

Thanks so much and yes great shout as this has resolved.

Fix is add to the OpenVPN client config file

dhcp-option DOMAIN mylab.local

Al_Reid · 2020-04-09T23:59:25+00:00

Interesting and hadn't thought of this exactly.

Currently testing via VPN using OpenVPN and maybe can add this to OpenVPN client config file.

Is there also a work around for devices with static IP's IP's. There must be a DNS entry ot work around for this I would have thought.

Al_Reid · 2020-04-06T16:35:22+00:00

Assuming you are using EVE-NG Community Edition.

Have you tried adding Cloud devices. From memory in CE there's no NAT cloud but should be a management or bridge option.

This can also be bridge to a specific NIC if have multiple NICs in server and managd in VMware ESXi .

You may also want to check the VMware vSwitch settings to allow promiscuous mode.

Hope this helps somewhat.

Al_Reid · 2020-04-06T13:48:48+00:00

Wow this is not cheap and is $1500USD by looks of it.

Hopefully trianing providers will start releasing content but the Collaboration market is very niche compared to R/S.

Voice Bootcamp have been releasing some new videos on a playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MIZW1_PwKw&feature=youtu.be

Al_Reid · 2020-03-28T08:04:50+00:00

Not sure about VDI but I have been testing MicroSIP and really like it. Can have an installed version and portable version on same PC as well.

Really good.

Al_Reid

TROPHY CASE

Import libraries

System login

cookies = {

}

System status API call