What is SIP ALG?

[randomguy24]

So can somebody tell me what is SIP ALG. The reason why I want to know this is that my PUBG's (its the popular game i'm pretty sure you know what it is) voice chat is not working and i checked some tutorial how to fix it. So I found one tutorial and it has the exact same problem I have and he tells that you should turn that off SIP ALG from your modems control website. So what it is and is it safe to turn that off? Thanks for answers

[Lurick]

It's basically a way to avoid complications with some firewalls by modifying the voice packets but this of course can cause issues in and of itself. It's for VoIP protocols only and if it's causing you issues then you can safely turn it off.

[randomguy24]

Ok I will test it out if it helps me. Thank you for answering

[Guest]

14 hours ago, Lurick said:

It's basically a way to avoid complications with some firewalls by modifying the voice packets but this of course can cause issues in and of itself. It's for VoIP protocols only and if it's causing you issues then you can safely turn it off.

Well thats the actual answer but I think 99% of people call it a pain in the ass when it comes to VoIP

[mynameisjuan]

SIP was designed to make your life as a tech a living hell and say F you for wanting fax, credit card machines, alarm panels and life alert to work at all.