Asterisk 21, the default Asterisk under FreePBX 17, does not support the chan_sip channel driver at all.

Checked 2026-09-25

Asterisk 21 does not support chan_sip at all.
Vendor
Sangoma
Product
FreePBX
Subsystem
channel drivers
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
FreePBX 17 with Asterisk 21
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Setting up FreePBX with a SIP trunk: source note freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-asterisk21-no-chan-sip. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-asterisk21-no-chan-sip

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-asterisk21-no-chan-sip,
  title  = {Setting up FreePBX with a SIP trunk: source note freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-asterisk21-no-chan-sip},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-asterisk21-no-chan-sip},
  note   = {Source note freepbx-sip-trunk-setup-asterisk21-no-chan-sip, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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