Share the knowledge :P jlc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Koch Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:58 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] rxfax not receiving faxes
Thanks for the recommendation - I was able to configure it to receive faxes, it took me a few hours, but it works flawlessly! Jonn R Taylor wrote: > Rxfax is very unstable on 1.4. I would suggest that you use iaxmodem and > hylafax. > > Jonn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Koch > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 8:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [asterisk-users] rxfax not receiving faxes > > I have been using Asterisk with a fax machine flawlessly for quite some > time, but I want to move to a more digital kind of system. I want to > use rxfax to receive the faxes, and then store them on the server in a > directory to be viewed by domain users via a website I will later > script. The problem I am having is that the program does not actually > answer the fax and receive it. I have looked just about everywhere for > ways to setup rxfax, and check for solutions to my problem. Below you > will see my extensions.conf and the output from the cli as a fax is sent > in. > > extensions.conf: > [incomming] > exten => _1XXXXXXXXXX,1,Answer > exten => _1XXXXXXXXXX,2,Playtones(ring) > exten => _1XXXXXXXXXX,3,NVFaxDetect(6) > exten => _1XXXXXXXXXX,4,Dial(SIP/7001,20) > exten => _1XXXXXXXXXX,5,Voicemail([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > exten => fax,1,Answer() > exten => fax,2,Playtones(ring) > exten => fax,3,Set(TIMEOUT(absolute)=3600) > exten => > fax,4,Set(FAXFILE=/var/spool/asterisk-fax/${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)}-${CALL$ > exten => fax,5,rxfax(${FAXFILE}) > exten => fax,6,Hangup() > > CLI output during fax transmission (I have replaced my number with X and > the calling number with x): > -- Executing [EMAIL PROTECTED]:1] > Answer("SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0", "") in new stack > -- Executing [EMAIL PROTECTED]:2] > PlayTones("SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0", "ring") in new stack > -- Executing [EMAIL PROTECTED]:3] > NVFaxDetect("SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0", "6") in new stack > [Jul 7 19:53:51] NOTICE[16137]: > /root/asterisk/agx-ast-addons/app_nv_faxdetect.c:219 nv_detectfax_exec: > Redirecting SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0 to fax extension > -- Executing [EMAIL PROTECTED]:1] Answer("SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0", > "") in new stack > -- Executing [EMAIL PROTECTED]:2] PlayTones("SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0", > "ring") in new stack > -- Executing [EMAIL PROTECTED]:3] Set("SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0", > "TIMEOUT(absolute)=3600") in new stack > -- Channel will hangup at 2008-07-08 02:53:51 UTC. > -- Executing [EMAIL PROTECTED]:4] Set("SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0", > "FAXFILE=/var/spool/asterisk-fax/20080707-195351-1xxxxxxxxxx.tif") in > new stack > -- Executing [EMAIL PROTECTED]:5] RxFAX("SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0", > "/var/spool/asterisk-fax/20080707-195351-1xxxxxxxxxx.tif") in new stack > [Jul 7 19:53:51] NOTICE[16137]: channel.c:2270 __ast_read: Dropping > incompatible voice frame on SIP/1XXXXXXXXXX-007321b0 of format slin > since our native format has changed to ulaw > > From what I am seeing here, it answers the call, detects the fax and > forwards to the fax exten, that exten then answers, plays the ring tone > until something else happens, sets the timeout, sets the fax file (that > dir is 755 asterisk asterisk), then it is supposed to receive the fax > and store it... The sending machine simply says the call was not > answered. It seems like all is going according to plan until it hits > RxFAX, then it does nothing. Does anyone have any idea what is going on > here? I have SpanDSP and everything compiled in the correct > directories, I've checked permissions at least a dozen times... I'm > running out of ideas... I still can't figure out what that notice is > really all about either! > > I have tried making an internal extension for me to dial with a phone > with the same dialplan as the fax extension, the same thing happens. It > answers, and then just sits there on RxFAX. > > Help!! > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
