Have you tried getting Asterisk to connect with Packet8 directly such as: Packet8 <--> internet <--> Asterisk <--> DTA
If so, did you get it to work? Thanks for the review. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Wieling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:42 PM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Review: Packet8's DTA310 > **** DRAFT **** DRAFT **** DRAFT **** DRAFT **** > > I've been using the DTA310 from Packet8.net for a couple of > weeks. The DTA310 is about $130 without the Packet8.net VoIP > service. It only supports SIP. > > On the back of the DTA310 is a power connector (power supply is > provided with the product), a 10/100 Ethernet port, an FXS port, > and a reset button. The front of the device has LEDs for Power, > Link, Phone, and Message. The unit I received has a minor > defect where the power connector is a little flaky, but I doubt > that it's a general problem. There is no POTS line pass-thru > port on the device. > > The unit supports static IP and DHCP configuration and has a > decent web based interface for configuration. It also supports > VLAN tags for QoS type of configurations. It supports simple > dial plan configurations so you don't have to wait for a timeout > or press # before the call is sent to Asterisk. I like this > feature a lot. It supports Inband and RFC2833 signaling and > allows you to squelch inband DTMF. It also allows you to > suppress voice packets during RFC3288 events (I have no idea what > this would be useful for). I have found no real documentation > for the device. I was hoping for at least documentation for the > wild-card characters in the dial-plan configuration. > > The unit supports G711 ulaw, G711 alaw, G723 (the default > codec), G726, and G729. I have only use the G711 ulaw codecs > with Asterisk. Others may work. It supports SNMP, a password > for access to the web interface (no password by default) and > time-zone configuration and NTP. > > The device supports Caller-ID. > > The only minor problems I've had with the device is that when I > hang up from an inbound call sometimes Asterisk calls the device > for some reason. It rings twice and then stops. Also the > message waiting light doesn't work with Asterisk. I have a > cordless analog phone plugged into the device and the message > waiting light on the doesn't work either. If the device can't > register with the SIP server you won't get a dial-tone and you > can't seem to access the web based interface. Also if you do a > factory reset (hold down the reset button while powering up the > unit) all the codecs seems to be disabled. > > Using the web interface you can upgrade the firmware on the > device via TFTP. I've not tried using the device with a NAT > firewall between it and the Asterisk server. > > Packet8.net does NOT officially support the device except for > connecting to their VoIP service. When I contacted them for > help in getting the device to work with the Packet8 service when > I moved it behind a firewall they were VERY, VERY helpful and > responsive. They even asked for a copy of the config of my > Cisco router (the device doing the NAT). The only time they > didn't want to help is when I was trying to connect the device > to my local Asterisk server. I can't really fault them for > that. > > I've had no problems with the sound quality. > > Overall I'm quite happy with the device. > > --Eric Wieling > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users