Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting home intercom to Asterisk?

2009-09-24 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
AIPHONE makes all that stuff, I would not try to reinvent that. Vincent wrote: Hello I assume I'm not the first one to think about this: Is it possible to connect an intercom and/or door bell to Asterisk, so that I can get an e-mail that someone rang my place while I was out? Even better:

Re: [asterisk-users] Very simple callback application needed

2009-09-03 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
a call file and do this: - exten = 5551212,1,System(/bin/cp newcall.call /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing) - exten = 5551212,2,hangup Just my .02 -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Chris Mason

[asterisk-users] Very simple callback application needed

2009-09-02 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have need of a very simple callback function - when any call is made to a special SIP DID, the call is not answered but Asterisk then calls a pre-determined number - no need for CallerID to capture the calling number. Does anyone have a simple script to do this? Chris -- This message has

Re: [asterisk-users] PBX to gate interface

2009-03-18 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
tried on of these - but they look good (and can contain a camera as well if needed). HTH -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Chris Mason (Lists) Sent: 17 March 2009 13:23 To: Asterisk Users

[asterisk-users] PBX to gate interface

2009-03-17 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Has anyone found a good wayt o do a gate intercom using Asterisk? I am looking at a Xorcom PBX with programmable contact, so I have no issue with opening the gate, but the interface at the gate is a bit tricky. I thought about a weather proof housing containing a phone but it seems a bit

Re: [asterisk-users] chan_sip on non-standard port 5062 - contact has no port

2009-01-11 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
You are configuring Asterisk to LISTEN on 5062 , if you want it to talk to another server on 5062, then configure that server's config stanza accordingly. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

[asterisk-users] Problems with DTMF on IVRs

2008-08-28 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have a client with 30 extensions, all Polycom 501 phones, an Asterisk 1.2.30.2 installation, and trunking over SIP to TelIAX. Everything works fine except where they need to use DTMF to navigate IVRs such as Dell.com. The tones are not recognized at all. My sip.conf lists for each extension:

Re: [asterisk-users] {Fraud?} {Disarmed} Re: Problems with DTMF on IVRs

2008-08-28 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Ruchir wrote: Have you set dtmf mode rfc2833 or avt in your phone? No, I have not changed anything in the phone. The sip.cfg setting is the default: DTMF tone.dtmf.level=-15 tone.dtmf.onTime=50 tone.dtmf.offTime=50 tone.dtmf.chassis.masking=0 tone.dtmf.stim.pac.offHookOnly=0

Re: [asterisk-users] implementing an intercom with asterisk

2008-08-26 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Jonathan Disher wrote: He has two buildings (the office, and the shop proper), separated by about 3-400 yards. Your inter-building distance exceeds ethernet over copper limits, you will need a fiber link. paging intercom (to page employees, etc) on a dedicated extension - Easy to

Re: [asterisk-users] Panasonic Door phone monitor to Asterisk box?

2008-08-02 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I would look at AIPHONE for product that are built to do this and work perfectly. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by

Re: [asterisk-users] QOS for outgoing SIP ... Who needs QoS anyway!

2008-04-17 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Mike wrote: do a decent job of providing QoS on the upstream, which is where you (usually) need it anyways. QOS can only be on outgoing, you can't set the priority of a packet after you receive it. The only other solution would be the cooperation of the ISP to provide QOS upstream of you.

Re: [asterisk-users] Customer complains of noise on line I cannot reproduce.

2008-02-27 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Royce Souther wrote: Are there any tests that can be done to pinpoint the problem? Swap out the card - that usually fixes anything you have control over. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

Re: [asterisk-users] DDNS and host: updating when destination IP changes

2008-02-26 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
bilal ghayyad wrote: OK that worked, but how can we resolve it without need to type the command manually, as the destination might change its IP address without our notice, so the question is: How can the host be updated periodically (like externrefresh settings), but need it for host, any

Re: [asterisk-users] Weatherproof Hard Phone

2007-10-08 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Use a linksys speakerphone behind a metal late and a Push to Connect button wired as the hook switch - bat phone connection. Mount the mic and speaker on holes in the plate and the guts glued to the plate. Simple and cheap and they have to buy from you. -- This message has been scanned for

Re: [asterisk-users] Anyone use the Linksys phones?

2007-10-02 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Chris Bagnall wrote: The 4 line limitation has never been a problem for the vast majority of people. I can't imagine what an office worker would do with four line appearances. I use a 6 line Polycom but I register different line appearances to different customer PBX's that I am working

Re: [asterisk-users] VoIP Provider for business

2007-09-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
How would we be able to determine the reasonable cost for an unlimited plan for an unspecified business? If the business was General Electric, I would bet they would consider $1M/month very reasonable for unlimited service. A plan for a corner shop might be reasonable at $19.95/month, typical for

Re: [asterisk-users] Interesting Conference Request - Can this be done ?

2007-09-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
It might be simpler to have the person record the message then attach it to an extension. The audience calls the number/extension and listens to the broadcast. -- Chris Mason Anguilla: (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Cell: 264-235-5670 International: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 Yahoo

Re: [asterisk-users] Call Center SoftPhone with Auto Answer

2007-09-17 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Kenneth T. Van Wie II wrote: ... Did you mean to include an answer or a question of some type? -- Chris Mason -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ Sign up now for

Re: [asterisk-users] Call Center SoftPhone with Auto Answer

2007-09-17 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Joao Pereira wrote: But still, the user can choose not to answer the phone. I want to force the users to accept the calls. You would also need a phone that did not have Do Not Disturb. I don't think you would find that. I think you could get a software company like Zoiper to remove the

Re: [asterisk-users] Linux-HA and Asterisk

2007-09-12 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Mike Clark wrote: Yes, the Asterisk boxes were on private addresses. The Polycoms are also behind a NAT. Yes, I tried using externip in sip.conf and this allowed registration, and calls to be placed, but no audio. Unfortunately, Polycom does not support STUN. Your problem is not Linux-HA,

Re: [asterisk-users] Heavy duty environment - Is TDM2400P suits?

2007-08-21 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Steve Totaro wrote: You should have no problems. Make sure you put surge protection and ground your POTS lines. It is a small investment. I have had SEVERAL FXO modules die or behave strangely after thunderstorms. I cannot prove it was a surge, but logic would indicate that was the

Re: [asterisk-users] A TrixBox 2.0 seems to be asleep...

2007-08-10 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Watch the mpg123 process, it can take 99% of available cycles and slow everything down. I would disable http, cups, smb and any other non-vital process, reboot and see if things are better. -- Chris Mason Anguilla: (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Cell: 264-235-5670 International: (305)

Re: [asterisk-users] Micros-Fidelio - billing in hotel

2007-07-13 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Lee Jenkins wrote: I'd say that Micro is the MS of Restaurant POS. We replace their systems regularly ;) I'm curious what with? -- Chris Mason Anguilla: (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Cell: 264-235-5670 International: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 Yahoo IM only: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [asterisk-users] Sip Providers

2007-07-08 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Teliax has been great, VoipJet seems to be working vry hard to give outstanding reliability and fault notifications so I would recommend them as a backup. I like to have two account and failover for termination. -- Chris Mason Anguilla: (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Cell: 264-235-5670

Re: [asterisk-users] reliaclear.com

2007-07-04 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
***No-Borders Numbers http://reliaclear.com/en-usa/noborders.html *View Current Service Areas in: Canada http://reliaclear.com/en-usa/noborders.html#Canada | United States http://reliaclear.com/en-usa/noborders.html#United_States I guess it is no borders as long as you only mean the US and

Re: [asterisk-users] reliaclear.com

2007-07-04 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I love the smell of lemonade in the morning -- Chris Mason -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com--

Re: [asterisk-users] Write to multiple databases as redundancy scheme

2007-06-08 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
It would be better to let MySQL handle that - use the built-in replication facilities. It's easy to setup. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been

Re: [asterisk-users] SugarCRM Integration

2007-06-02 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Everything you need is here http://www.sugarforge.org/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=345 I use VoiceRD and it workes great. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Re: [asterisk-users] showing camera on video phone

2007-05-23 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
If you use a computer witha webcam and use Eyebeam for the softphone set to autoanswer, you should be able to do this. However, I would tend to use a browser based security camera such as the DLink camera which would be a simpler setup. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int:

Re: [asterisk-users] showing camera on video phone

2007-05-23 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=295 -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is

Re: [asterisk-users] Multiple lines on Linksys/Sipura phones

2007-05-17 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Kevin DeGraaf wrote: What am I missing? Thanks. Nothing. Keep your money in your wallet. Your users will never need or understand using more than 2 different calls appearances atone time. Even I, with several PBXs to mointor, I never us all the call appearances I have on a 601. --

Re: [asterisk-users] The downside of Asterisk and least cost routing...

2007-05-16 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Stephen Bosch wrote: The fax-to-e-mail services charge as much as the telco does for a business line, sometimes more (at least, the ones I can deal with in this area). Better to set-up hylafax, IMHO. http://www.maxemail.com/fax/fax-lite.html $24/annum. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax:

[asterisk-users] Sip client registers then unregisters

2007-05-16 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have a remote user with Eyebeam on a laptop. Internet connectivity seems good, there is no packet loss to that location from the PBX. Everytime the user starts eyebeam, the application tries to register. Asterisk accepts the registration but the reply never gets to the client application, so

Re: [asterisk-users] The downside of Asterisk and least cost routing...

2007-05-15 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
The only thing I'd probably lose is the ability to do faxes! So I am going to investigate that further first! Havn't doen that in years - an online fax service sends me my faxes by email and I sent out faxes through them, not that I ever do that. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264)

Re: [asterisk-users] Dry Copper Pair

2007-05-14 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Per Jessen wrote: Perhaps something along the lines of unauthorised tampering with a telecomms installation? More likely conspiracy to aid terrorists by destroying the infrastructure. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK

Re: [asterisk-users] Could two Asterisk servers connect through VPN

2007-05-07 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Tielin Xu wrote: Hi list: Has anyone done to set up two servers in different remote offices through VPN in order to get the VoIP communication? OpenVPN will work fine, you do want to have plenty of bandwidth and processing to make it work though. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264)

Re: [asterisk-users] Polycom SIP Phones On LAN can't register without WAN (Internet) Access

2007-04-21 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
You must be relying on DNS for the server address resolution. Use the ip instead. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and

Re: [asterisk-users] Polycom SIP Phones On LAN can't register without WAN (Internet) Access

2007-04-21 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Check sip.cfg to see if the voip server is set up as a dns name. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by

Re: [asterisk-users] Polycom IP 501 is displaying wrong time

2007-04-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
If your phone is getting its parameters by DHCP from a linux server, add the NTP server option to that server: in /etc/dhcpd.conf option time-servers 192.168.0.3; If your phone is getting an NTP server setting by DHCP server, you can't override that from any setting. I came across

Re: [asterisk-users] sip_header=value?

2007-04-09 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Something like exten = s,1,SetVar(ALERT_INFO=something) -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 http://www.snapanumber.com/ Fax: (264) 497-8463 http://www.snapanumber.com/ Int: (305) 704-7249 http://www.snapanumber.com/ Fax: (815)301-9759 http://www.snapanumber.com/ UK 44.207.183.0271

Re: [asterisk-users] Polycom 601 message waiting indicator

2007-04-05 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
It has one, you just can't see it as easily in photos. It is to the right top corner of the display, top edge of the phone. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This

Re: [asterisk-users] Which IP Phones have buttons can be assigned to functions with Asterisk

2007-03-31 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
bilal ghayyad wrote: I heared that polycom needs adaptor for the power as it does not provide standard PoE, also I do not know this. You need a special cable to use a 501 with a POE switch, that's all. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax:

Re: [asterisk-users] Re: format_wav.c:247 update_header: Unable to find our position

2007-03-26 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Once I updated asterisk it went away. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed

Re: [asterisk-users] polycom random reboots

2007-03-21 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
The 501 are extremely sensitive to power fluctuations and will reboot as a result of a power transient even though every other piece of equipment is fine. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM:

Re: [asterisk-users] Polycom 501 - Auto answer on one line appearance - Solution

2007-03-11 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I found the solution to having calls from SugarCRM auto-answer on the extension I route it to. I am documenting here for users who may want to do the same thing. Setup I have a second extension on my phone (500) which the calls are routed to, but there is no reason this wold not work on the

Re: [asterisk-users] asterisk on mini-itx

2007-03-11 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen wrote: They seem nice but with a Via EDEN 300Mhz CPU are they any more powerfule than the Soekris net4801 with a 266Mhz CPU? I get the version with a 1GHz CPU. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK

Re: [asterisk-users] Polycom 501 - Auto answer on one line appearance

2007-03-10 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have the polycom auto-answering calls to the extension I am using by using this in the dialplan exten = 830,1,SIPAddHeader(Alert-Info: RANR) exten = 830,n,Dial(SIP/830,25,t) However, I want the feature for the SugarCRM contact feature, which uses the manager interface to place the call to

Re: [asterisk-users] asterisk on mini-itx

2007-03-10 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Here's how I do it. Buy complete fanless system flash card ready unit with four ethernet interfaces: http://www.ibt.ca/v2/items/fwa7204/index.html It is very small, in an aluminium extrusion case, very robust. Install Astlinux on 128 MB flash card - http://www.asterisk.org/ Voila! - flash

Re: [asterisk-users] asterisk on mini-itx

2007-03-10 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Brian Capouch wrote: What kind of money are those things? There doesn't seem to be any price information on the website you linked to. About $350. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM:

Re: [asterisk-users] Which VoIP router and switch to use for medium size business

2007-03-10 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Lacy Moore - Aspendora wrote: Has anyone tried this? This is how I do serious installations. I use a cheap ADSL connection for browsing traffic and a dedicated feed for voice. Dual hjome the machine, run shorewall setup for two ISPs, and write the rules to route accordingly. -- Chris

Re: [asterisk-users] server generated outbound conference calls?

2007-03-06 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I think you can do this with outlook. Use the Third Lane dialer product, set your extension to that of the conference, then initiate the calls. It will call the extension then the party and connect the two. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax:

Re: [asterisk-users] A New Phone Service - www.virtualphoneline.com

2007-03-06 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I joined VirtualPhoneLine.Com service and am really enjoying the use of it. I am pretty certain this constitutes fraudulent and *misrepresentative* http://www.google.com/search?hl=ensa=Xoi=spellresnum=0ct=resultcd=1q=advertising+misrepresentativespell=1 advertising.

[asterisk-users] Polycom 501 - Auto answer on one line appearance

2007-03-06 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I am using SugarCRM together with the asterisk plugin, which allows me to click a number, SugarCRM calls my extension then places the call when I pickup. I would like to have that extension auto-answer. I set it up as line 3 on my phone so normal calls do not get auto-answered. However, I have

Re: [asterisk-users] format_wav.c:247 update_header: Unable to find our position

2007-02-06 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Andrey Solovjov wrote: This usually happens if one of the log files in /var/log/asterisk is more than 2Gb... I had deleted all the log a week previously, so that's is not likely. I think we have a bug. I built two systems on the same hardware, the only difference was one had a Sangoma

[asterisk-users] format_wav.c:247 update_header: Unable to find our position

2007-02-05 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have a persistent problem with a PBX I commissioned recently. After a few days it goes into a spasm, creating thousand of log files and giving the message below on the CLI. Dell PE 1600 with Sangoma A200. pbtpbx*CLI show version Asterisk 1.2.14 built by root @ pbtpbx.local on a i686 running

Re: [asterisk-users] format_wav.c:247 update_header: Unable to find our position

2007-02-05 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Do you rotate Asterisk's logs with the logger or with logrotate? Don't know. I have not modified the installation. What do you have on logger.conf ? [general] ; Customize the display of debug message time stamps ; this example is the ISO 8601 date format (-mm-dd HH:MM:SS) ; see

Re: [asterisk-users] format_wav.c:247 update_header: Unable to find our position

2007-02-05 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Tzafrir Cohen wrote: Do you rotate Asterisk's logs with the logger or with logrotate? I have never addressed this before and never seen this problem before. The issue is causing thousand of log files to be written to the /var/log/asterisk directory, so many that I have to use find to

Re: [asterisk-users] Polycom Power Specs

2007-01-03 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Older models, 500 and 600, are 12V, newer 601s are 24v -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by

Re: [asterisk-users] Measuring VoIP latency and packet loss

2006-12-14 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Mochamad Susantok wrote: I have already use smokeping, and great for measure latency and packet loss, but not voip packet especialy, or you has been modified smokeping ? I have not modified it. I take it that if the network has considerable latency, so will VOIP. It has been my experience

Re: [asterisk-users] Measuring VoIP latency and packet loss

2006-12-13 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I like smokeping, as it gives a good sense of the quality of the route over time. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and

Re: [asterisk-users] T1's in St. Lucia

2006-11-30 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Forum wrote: Does anyone on this list know of a reputable T1/PRI provider in St. Lucia? If so, what monthly costs am I looking at? I do know that Cable and Wireless are the biggest Telco. I think you will find they are the only telco and the cost will be enormous. -- Chris Mason (264)

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk 'Hosting'

2006-08-17 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Jeremy McNamara wrote: as most people here know, I yell at stupid people. Be honest, Jeremy, you yell at everyone! -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message

Re: [asterisk-users] Please suggest me Best VoIP Service Provider

2006-07-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Martin Joseph wrote: I found a terminator called sellvoip.net, whose website is crap(currently), but whose route from my server is very clean and short. My calls all sound perfect now. I keep teliax and nufone configured as backups, and they both largely work well, but not as well as my

Re: [asterisk-users] Provider UNREACHABLE

2006-07-18 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Wilson Pickett wrote: How do I program the dialplan in extensions.conf to: (a) try multiple provider to make an outgoing call based on current latency between my * box and the different providers ? To do this, you need a seperate application that would run something like fping on all your

Re: [asterisk-users] Provider UNREACHABLE

2006-07-18 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
(b) have if provider 1 goes down, then someone can still call me at number xxx- but now come in through provider 2 or provider 3 ? The way to do this is to use a PSTN based DID provider such as Kall8 and use a rollover list to route to your DID provider. If your VOIP provider goes dead,

Re: [asterisk-users] OT: Sipura SPA-3000 ATA Directing Calls to Asterisk

2006-07-07 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Douglas Garstang wrote: Somewhat off topic... I have a Sipura SPA-3000 ATA. Calls are coming in from the FXO port. I'm trying to get all calls forwarded to Asterisk. However, (and this is hard to believe), the docs say that 1-stage calling (I presume that means no PIN is required) is not

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Integrate asterisk with Database

2006-07-03 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Marcin Lukasik wrote: Have you even _tried_ to create your dialplan? And to make it worse, he copied this drivel to the Developers lists. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK 44.207.183.0271 Cell: 264-235-5670 Yahoo IM: [EMAIL

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Polycom 601 question

2006-06-24 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Kevin Smith wrote: Any other thoughts as to what may have caused the phone to reboot? the power supplies on these phones are very underrated and any power fluctuation will cause them to reboot. I get it when we are on generator and the A/C cuts in. -- Chris Mason (264) 497-5670 Fax:

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Prices of g729 codec

2006-06-03 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have no problem with paying Digium the $10 for G729 licenses, everyone has to make money. It's the administration of the licenses that sucks. I experiment with different hardware a lot, and make up demo machines to install for customers with available hardware. I have to put G729 licenses on

[Asterisk-Users] No system sound with [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2006-05-31 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I normally build Asterisk on Centos4 from source and have no major problems, but I tried the [EMAIL PROTECTED] from the iso to make integration of the FOP and FreePBX applications easier for the next machine I am building. I have a Via C3 based system with a Digium T1 card in it and I

[Asterisk-Users] Using ChanIsAvail and SIP

2006-05-09 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I am trouble finding a configuration that works for ChanIsAvail and SIP. My two providers are Voxee and Teliax. I have these lines in a macro exten = s,n,ChanIsAvail(SIP/teliaxSIP/voxee) exten = s,n,Cut(CH=AVAILCHAN,-,1) exten = s,n,NoOp(AVAILCHAN= ${CH}) ; Dial the available Channel exten =

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Integrics release Enswitch 2.0

2006-04-28 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Joshua Colp wrote: Please don't do product announcements on asterisk-users, that's what asterisk-biz is for. Thanks! Please don't send the whole announcement back to the list just to add a line tot he bottom. Trim. -- Chris Mason NetConcepts (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int:

Re: [Asterisk-Users] FW: NuFone Update: DIDs

2006-04-28 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Rich Adamson wrote: Well... outbound calls via Nufone still function, so I'd guess they are scrambling to find another cost effective source for DID's (which will likely not be the same DIDs they had due to probable portability issues). That would also suggest 800 numbers can't be remapped

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Polycom NTP issue

2006-04-27 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Kerry Garrison wrote: I am ready to pull my hair out. I cannot seem to get the Polycoms to read the time properly. Regardless of the server they are pointed to our the offset, i am getting the correct time, but 24 hours ahead. So for today it is showing Friday April 28 but with the

[Asterisk-Users] IAX calls dropping after minutes

2006-04-26 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
One of my PBXs drops calls after 7 to 10 minutes. I cannot see any reason for this. I upgraded to asterisk 1.2.7.1 last night, still no improvement. Calls are IAX2 to either teliax or voxee, doesn't seem to matter which. Codec is G729. Connecting over ADSL. Load is only onw or two calls,

[Asterisk-Users] Zap - Cahnnel bank - one way audio

2006-04-23 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I hav been trying to debug this for a while and I am drawing a blank. I have an Asterisk PBX with a Adtran 750 and a Digium T1 card. Sip to Sip calls work great. Incoming PSTN calls through the CB have one way to audio when sent to a Sip phone on the local network. What could cause that?

Re: [Asterisk-Users] CDRs and billing

2006-04-20 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Joao Pereira wrote: Hello I configured Asterisk to put CDRs in the database like it was explained in: www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+cdr+pgsql What I want to know is how do the billing solutions (like Asterisk2Billing) work with Asterisk. The billing system just use the information

Re: [Asterisk-Users] FW: NuFone Update: DIDs

2006-04-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Tom Vile wrote: I am open to suggestions as well. On 4/18/06, Seth Remington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why is it a problem. I have 800 numbers through Teliax without any problems. -- Chris Mason -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Phones that work well through NAT

2006-04-16 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
jennyw wrote: We've been reasonably happy with Polycom SoundPoint phones, but we only have them installed on the LAN. I've read that they have problems working across NAT. So ... I guess I have a few questions. First, is there a way to get Polycoms to work well over NAT? If not, then are

[Asterisk-Users] Dropped calls

2006-03-28 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have been experiencing dropped calls on my iax2 connections between my Asterisk server and my ITSP providers, I use Teliax and Voxee but it seems to happen on both so I don't think it is the provider. I don't see any packet loss at the time so I don't think it is poor Internet connectivity,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] tsu-600

2006-03-26 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
mike webb wrote: i wrote previous about a setup i thought might work with asterisk and the tsu-600. no one replied, so i thought i would ask if anyone is using a tsu-600 with asterisk and if so how do you have it setup ?? ___ I have three working.

Re: [Asterisk-Users] FXS channel banks

2006-03-25 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Title: Message Curt Shaffer wrote: As of now we are probably looking in the 36 range. We would like to utilize this as a first step to migrating to a VoIP system. To save cost. I would buy a couple of used Adtran 750's, they are cheap and readily

[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk billing from CDR database

2006-03-25 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I am copying the Master.csv file to another server and importing to mysql. I am looking for a simple billing application that will produce a bill for a give account code for a give period, based on a rate table. Is this available? -- Chris Mason NetConcepts (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk billing from CDR database

2006-03-25 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Darren Wiebe wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Disclaimer: astpp is my software. :-) It's quite easy to do this with astpp. Depending on exactly what you want, there are a few ways to do it. Drop a note on the astpp forum (www.astpp.org/forum) or on the astpp mailling list

Re: [Asterisk-Users] FXS channel banks

2006-03-24 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Tele Cost Price Reducer wrote: i would suggest Astribank-8 of XorCom. it is a dedicated Asterisk compliant solution. you can look at : www.xorcom.com. Looks interesting, shame they don't have a FXO version. -- Chris Mason NetConcepts (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305)

[Asterisk-Users] Billing from CDR files

2006-03-23 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have a Astlinux system that can't run mysql. I want to bill calls by extension but all I have is the raw CDR files. Is there any software that cal produce a simple call accounting from text CDR files? -- Chris Mason NetConcepts (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax:

Re: [Asterisk-Users] ADT/Brinks alarm dialing through Asterisk

2006-03-22 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Lists wrote: Has anyone successfully hooked up ADT or Brinks home alarm system to say a analog port or SIPURA through Asterisk? I tried to to do with with another alarm system and gave up. The tones are too high frequency to work. -- Chris Mason NetConcepts (264)

Re: [Asterisk-Users] ADT/Brinks alarm dialing through Asterisk

2006-03-22 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Lists wrote: I am hoping the alarm companies adopt quicker to the internet. I don't see that happening. Internet reliability is not going to be sufficient for alarms. PSTN lines, for all their issues, don't fail, and alarm systems can sense the dial tone and alert if it is missing. I would

Re: [Asterisk-Users] An FXO version of IAXy?

2006-03-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Steve Murphy wrote: Hello-- In the interest of Symmetry, does anyone else in the world see any need for a device like the IAXy (or the SIP ones from other manufacturers, like the ATA186), but one that presents an FXO interface instead, so it can be connected not to phones, but the PSTN?

[Asterisk-Users] Bizzare DTMF on channel bank

2006-03-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have incoming PSTN lines on an Adtran 750 channel bank. Calls are evaluated by an agi script based on callerid and forwarded to an international DID through Voxee. There is an IVR at that number that asked to user to enter a selection. When the user presses a key, my pbx puts the call on

Re: [Asterisk-Users] g729 and latency measures

2006-03-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Erick Perez wrote: How can I measure this latency all the way to the asterisk? I have found two good ways to monitor routes for VOIP. Install mtr and run mtr your.voipserver to find where you are seeing the latency, and then install smokeping (not so easy to install) and you

[Asterisk-Users] Zaptel will not build

2006-03-19 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
FYI: I am trying to build zaptel-1.2.4 against the recently updated kernel version 2.6.9-34.EL on Centos 4.2. but I am getting errors and it will not build. This is apparently due to a typo in a kernel header spinlock.h although I have not successfully modified the kernel and built zaptel

[Asterisk-Users] Sipura 3000 DMTF

2006-03-18 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I have three Sipura 3000 FXO untis for incoming PSTN lines on a small pbx. There is an IVR to select the extension. The DTMF tones are not being sensed so the IVR does not work and incoming calls are not being answered. I have listed my sip.conf entries. Is there any solution to this?

[Asterisk-Users] Call go on hold for no reason

2006-03-15 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I am trying to use ChanIsAvail to detect the best route for a call. I am testing by dialing an extension that is then forwarded to the DID. Normally it will be an incoming PSTN call that is forwarded. When I try it, I get put on hold for a few seconds and miss the beginning of the recorded

Re: {Filename?} [Asterisk-Users] hotel vmail and iax trouble

2006-03-11 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Jordan Novak wrote: Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed Warning: (winmail.dat). Warning: Please read the NetConcepts-Attachment-Warning.txt attachment(s) for more information. I have two issues... First I am working with a hotel software vendor to include an automated

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Best ATA for general residential deployment??

2006-02-24 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Time Warner provides an emta not an ATA and the technology is different. You do not even need internet connection for that and runs over their own private network through DOCSIS. Who manufacturers that unit? Have you found a way to interface it to a PBX? -- Chris

[Asterisk-Users] IAX2 through Shorewall rpoblem

2006-02-22 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I am trying to put a Shorewall firewall in front of my PBX, all the other port forwards work fine but forwarding port 4569 to the PBX is not working, it is being logged as rejected even though there is a DNAT rule in shorewall. Anyone seen this and have a solution? -- Chris Mason -- This

Re: [Asterisk-Users] spa3000

2006-02-20 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
I don't mess with configuring these, the wizard on voxilla.com does everything except set the right context. Try using default for everything to get it working then separate as needed. -- Chris Mason NetConcepts (264) 497-5670 Fax: (264) 497-8463 Int: (305) 704-7249 Fax: (815)301-9759 UK

Re: [Asterisk-Users] (newby) Is PING a good indicator of latency?

2006-02-01 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Cosmin Prund wrote: As the subject line says: Is PING a good indicator of network latency? If not, how can I measure latency? The most effective visual indication of network reliability in as far as it relates to VOIP is an application called smokeping. The graphs show latency as shadows

[Asterisk-Users] T38 providers

2006-01-27 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Have any providers started to offer T.38 yet? I am anxious to find a solution for faxing. -- Chris Mason -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation

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