Many thanks for this. Where would I be able to get NVFaxDetect for Asterisk 1.8?
Can you recommend a decent add-on ? Sawan On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Kevin P. Fleming <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/23/2011 09:12 AM, Sawan Vithlani wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> I am using call files to dial out to a set of PSTN numbers. The calls >> are going out fine and being handled correctly by the dial plan. >> >> The problem occurs when I accidentally call a fax machine. I would >> expect the dial plan to pick this up and jump to the "fax" extension >> in the current context. This is not happening. >> >> In the call file I send the call out via Dial(DAHDI/g0/XXXXXXXX) and >> then it goes to my dial plan context: >> >> [SendCall] >> exten => start,1,Answer() >> same => n, Wait(5) >> same => n, ..... ;; do some more stuff >> >> exten => fax,1,Verbose(got a Fax on ${EXTEN}) >> same =>n, Hangup() >> >> ;;;; >> >> I do get a message on the CLI telling me "Channel 63 detected a CED >> tone from the network" but still no jumping to the fax extension. >> This is while dialplan is in the Wait(5). >> >> CLI> core show version >> Asterisk 1.8.4.1-1digium1~natty built by pbuilder @ nighthawk on a >> x86_64 running Linux on 2011-05-23 22:05:17 UTC >> >> ISDN lines connected via Digium TE412P card. >> >> I have "faxdetect = both" in chan_dahdi.conf in the general section as >> well as specifically for the configured spans. > > 'faxdetect' is for detecting *calling* FAX machines, not *called* FAX > machines. It listens for the CNG tone generated by a (non-V.34) calling FAX > terminal. > > If you are wanting to detect that a number you have dialed is being answered > by a FAX machine, there are applications available (but not included with > Asterisk) to do that. I believe NVFaxDetect can do it, and most of the > add-on answering machine detection applications can do it as well. > > -- > Kevin P. Fleming > Digium, Inc. | Director of Software Technologies > Jabber: [email protected] | SIP: [email protected] | Skype: kpfleming > 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville, AL 35806 - USA > Check us out at www.digium.com & www.asterisk.org > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > 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 -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
