RE: [Asterisk-Users] IAX users

2004-12-31 Thread Whisker, Peter
SIP is a XML-like control channel and is used to negotiate a separate RTP channel which carries the audio. It is complicated to set-up in cases of firewalls and NAT, but is an open standard. IAX2 is a candidate open standard and merges all traffic onto a single UDP stream - control and audio

RE: [Asterisk-Users] DIAX 0.9.9g more features and higher stabili ty

2005-01-17 Thread Whisker, Peter
I have had the same problem when calling across Asterisk from Diax to a SIP phone. If Asterisk Answers the call before the Dial to the SIP phone there is no delay. Otherwise there is a 10-20 second delay in the Voice path! Peter -Original Message- From: Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [Asterisk-Users] DIAX

2005-01-17 Thread Whisker, Peter
GSM Codec is 13k plus overhead. That may work? Peter -Original Message- From: Bilal Ghayad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 January 2005 07:07 To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] DIAX Dear Dan; Thanks alot for your kindly reply. Well, what u advise us to

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Extra sounds (Weather)

2005-02-21 Thread Whisker, Peter
Hi This is my script for my local forecast for SE England. I have had problems getting festival to work integrated so I have cron run this script every 3 hours and use Playback to play it in Asterisk: Script -- #!/bin/sh cd /var/lib/asterisk/sounds curl

RE: [Asterisk-Users] chan_sip not 100% RFC3665 compliant - re-REGISTERsfail.

2005-03-07 Thread Whisker, Peter
There are issues with Asterisk chan_sip. Have a look at bug 759 at bugs.digium.com. Comments in the feature report and source code like those below probably go a way to explain your problems. I don't know how much of this test version has been back-ported to chan_sip, however the chan_sip2.c

RE: -- [Asterisk-Users] Serious issues with current CVS?

2004-06-24 Thread Whisker, Peter
I had a compile problem with the CVS I downloaded on 21 June. I have a Debian box with 2.4.18 kernel (version needed for support of Conexant ADSL). There is a difficulty with Zaptel build regarding HDLC detection. It tries to build it in and then results in unresolved kernel symbols and fails to

RE: [Asterisk-Users] X101P on a UK BT line ---- txgain issue

2004-06-25 Thread Whisker, Peter
I get a problem with what appears to be a slow oscillation on the line if the rxgain + txgain adds up to more than -1db. If I use rxgain=-1.0 and txgain=0.0, it doesn't oscillate but the levels are far too low. The card is an X100P. The oscillation (even on the standard built-in Asterisk echo

RE: [Asterisk-Users] X101P on a UK BT line ---- txgain issue

2004-06-25 Thread Whisker, Peter
BT do occasionally tweak up line gain a bit if you keep complaining that you have a modem and are getting a very slow speed. I have had a 40k V90 come up to 48k after this was done on my line at home (System X switch). You have to get a sympathetic engineer though - frequently they will tell you

[Asterisk-Users] Zap X100P oscillation

2004-06-28 Thread Whisker, Peter
Has anyone seen this problem before? I have a server with a single X100P card. The audio level is a low, but if I raise the gain to more than -2db (Rx + Tx) it starts to oscillate in an echo test. Not at a high frequency but with a noise that is best described as a steam engine starting up. It

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Zap X100P oscillation

2004-06-29 Thread Whisker, Peter
, Whisker, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have tried the latest CVS Head with echotraining=800 set and also complied with the aggressive echo cancelling, but nothing seems to help. Ideas welcome! Many thanks Peter Whisker This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Zap X100P oscillation

2004-06-29 Thread Whisker, Peter
any rx/txgain value. As soon as the call utilizes two FXO card at the same time, the steam engine sound occurs. On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 16:26 +0100, Whisker, Peter wrote: Has anyone seen this problem before? I have a server with a single X100P card. The audio level is a low, but if I raise

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Playing the invalid extension input

2004-06-29 Thread Whisker, Peter
Maybe it is trying to say i as a digit? You could have an [invalid] context with [invalid] exten = _.,1,Saydigits(${EXTEN}) and then include it at the very end of the [default] context (or wherever you want to use it). That would then pick up anything that drops through. If you do it any other

[Asterisk-Users] Compile error with CVS HEAD zaptel

2004-06-30 Thread Whisker, Peter
I get a compile warning when building zaptel (current CVS head) against 2.4.18 kernel (Debian stable dist) zaptel.c: In function `zt_net_close': zaptel.c:1238: warning: implicit declaration of function `hdlc_close' It completes but fails to install with modprobe finding unresolved references.

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Zap X100P oscillation

2004-06-30 Thread Whisker, Peter
-28 at 16:26 +0100, Whisker, Peter wrote: Has anyone seen this problem before? I have a server with a single X100P card. The audio level is a low, but if I raise the gain to more than -2db (Rx + Tx) it starts to oscillate in an echo test. Not at a high frequency but with a noise that is best

[Asterisk-Users] Huge ten second audio delay on SIP channel

2004-11-23 Thread Whisker, Peter
I have two Asterisk servers interconnected with IAX (non-trunk). I place a call on Server B (using DIAX) which goes to an extension on Server A and terminates with a Dial to a local SIP phone (Sipura SPA 2200). The SIP phone rings immediately but when it is answered there is a delay of about

RE: [Asterisk-Users] UK available SIP phone?

2004-11-29 Thread Whisker, Peter
I picked up a Sipura SPA-2000 (new) on e-Bay for ~£70. The voice quality is excellent. Peter -Original Message- From: Mike Dent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 November 2004 14:12 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] UK available

RE: [Asterisk-Users] g711 ulaw vs alaw

2004-12-16 Thread Whisker, Peter
Partly is is down to the fact that G.711u (mu-law) is primarily used in the USA and G.711a (a-law) is used in Europe. Like you, I am not sure if the exact differences - they have the same bitrate and audio, although there are minor differences in the format. Peter -Original Message-

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Failed to authenticate on INVITE

2004-09-21 Thread Whisker, Peter
For info The new chan_sip2.c and recent CVS (yesterday) fix this and I can now use Asterisk to make calls on the sip.btcommunicator.bt.net service. If anyone wants help withthe settings, e-mail me off list. :) Peter -Original Message-From: Whisker, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL

[Asterisk-Users] RE: bt communicator`

2004-10-11 Thread Whisker, Peter
above. Regards Peter -Original Message- From: Robert Boardman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 October 2004 21:40 To: Whisker, Peter Subject: bt communicator` Hi Peter I have been following your post but didn't see the other emails about getting it working until now!! Could you please

RE: [Asterisk-Users] RE: bt communicator`

2004-10-12 Thread Whisker, Peter
compared all combinations of MD5sum with the ethereal trace and cannot see it any where? Still cannot register, any advice would be greatly appreciated Regards Robb Whisker, Peter wrote: Hi Robert; First, you have to use the SIP2 channel code (chan_sip2.c) from http://bugs.digium.com

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Prerelease of DIAX 0.9.9a

2004-10-14 Thread Whisker, Peter
Same for me. After a few minutes the program crashes. Any chance of support for ULAW / ALAW which is mandatory for FWD IAX? Thanks Peter -Original Message- From: Steve Totaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 October 2004 09:33 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial

RE: {SPAM?} [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk VIA SSH Tunnels

2004-10-14 Thread Whisker, Peter
You would need a TCP version of IAX to use SSH as I don't think it supports UDP. Asterisk does work (tunelling IAX) through Zebedee (an SSH-like TCP UDP tunnel). Peter -Original Message- From: Tom Neville [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 October 2004 16:55 To: Asterisk Users Mailing

RE: [Asterisk-Users] FireFly w/ SIP

2004-10-19 Thread Whisker, Peter
Adam On UK keyboards ,I have to type a £ to get a # into Firefly. The proper # key does nothing. If you are updating the code, perhaps you might look at this? Many thanks Peter -Original Message- From: Adam Hart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 October 2004 07:46 To: Asterisk Users

RE: [Asterisk-Users] windows messenger

2004-10-19 Thread Whisker, Peter
The SIP client in Windows Messenger 5.0 seems to work fine with Asterisk though. Peter -Original Message- From: Robert Rozman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 October 2004 22:08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users]

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Re: call progress - what are the sticking po ints?

2004-10-28 Thread Whisker, Peter
It looks for tones (currently hardwired as US). I have updated to include UK tones but is hard to get it to reliably recognise. For example the tones in the switch here at work are 5-10% off frequency. Correcting for this, and doing a lot of fiddling it did recognise the tones but was unreliable.

RE: [Asterisk-Users] OpenSource Proxies ?.

2004-11-02 Thread Whisker, Peter
I have an * switch at home and one in the office. Both similar new CVS head versions and both with chan_sip2 built in: Asterisk CVS-HEAD-10/12/04-17:43:26 Asterisk CVS-HEAD-10/13/04-12:53:52 One is on a T1 connection and the other is on 576k/288k ADSL. The Ping time is about 30ms between the two

[Asterisk-Users] IAX2 audio problems but SIP OK?

2004-11-02 Thread Whisker, Peter
[sorry about previous mis-post] I have an * switch at home and one in the office. Both similar new CVS head versions and both with chan_sip2 built in: Asterisk CVS-HEAD-10/12/04-17:43:26 Asterisk CVS-HEAD-10/13/04-12:53:52 One is on a T1 connection and the other is on 576k/288k ADSL. The Ping

RE: [Asterisk-Users] OpenSource Proxies ?.

2004-11-02 Thread Whisker, Peter
Oops. Sorry about this post. Pressed the send button my mistake! -Original Message- From: Whisker, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 November 2004 14:18 To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] OpenSource Proxies ?. I have

[Asterisk-Users] Transcoding - when and when not?

2004-11-05 Thread Whisker, Peter
I am a little confused aboutvoice data transcodingin Asterisk. I can make a call between twou-law-only phones over an IAX GSM-codec link and the two Asterisk servers handle thetranscodingulaw-GSM...GSM-ulawfine. However, over a SIP channel, this doesn't seem to work. Asterisk appears to be

RE: [Asterisk-Users] processing power / codecs

2004-11-10 Thread Whisker, Peter
This is my codec translation timing table (500MHz PIII). The fastest codec is G.711 (ulaw/alaw) which is uncompressed, next is GSM. The slinr-codec row gives the amount of time (and probably relates to processing power) in coding and the codec-slinr columns are the decoding time. Speex is

Re: [asterisk-users] What web GUI are people happy with?

2007-10-17 Thread Whisker, Peter
I used DEC's EDT for almost 20 years on PDP-11 and find jed with the EDT interface useful! You can't teach an old dog new tricks! Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of shadowym Sent: 16 October 2007 17:10 To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List

[Asterisk-Users] G.726 codec - can we select bandwidth?

2006-03-03 Thread Whisker, Peter
Can someone please tell me if it's possible to select the G726 codec bandwidth for an IAX trunk between two Asterisk 1.2.5 servers? I can select disallow=all / allow=g726 but I think it defaults to the g726-32 variant. Is there any way of forcing Asterisk to use g726-24 for such a trunk

RE: [asterisk-users] Cell phone that can be connected to standadphone switch network

2007-04-20 Thread Whisker, Peter
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007, Joseph wrote: Are there any cell phone (gadgets) that can be connected to standard switch phone network? (ability to check email would be a plus). Digium adapter S101i can be connected to any network and it allow a standard phone to act as your local extension over

[Asterisk-Users] ADPCM - vs - G.726

2006-03-10 Thread Whisker, Peter
I have been looking at the medium-rate codecs in Asterisk - ADPCM and G.726. Both of these are adaptive PCM codecs - the G.726 one is a little more expensive in processing power, however both are 32k bit-rate. I am experiencing problems using G.726 where the audio level is high. It produces loud

Re: [Asterisk-Users] ADPCM - vs - G.726

2006-03-11 Thread Whisker, Peter
-EFR mobile phone. And the rest are worse or like G.729 or Speex, eat processor power. I have G.723 and G.729 compiled from the Intel distro. Peter Steve Underwood wrote: Whisker, Peter wrote: I have been looking at the medium-rate codecs in Asterisk - ADPCM and G.726. Both

RE: [Asterisk-Users] New SkypeSIP gateway

2006-04-10 Thread Whisker, Peter
I managed to get it to work and make a test call from Asterisk to Skype. Pity it's not implemented on Linux and needs Skype to be running on the PC also. Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Whitten Sent: 05 April 2006 16:18 To:

Re: [Asterisk-Users] iax softphones

2005-10-29 Thread Whisker, Peter
Dante's DIAX is pretty good IMHO. Peter Hector medina wrote: can anyone recomend a good iax softphone?? ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com

RE: [Asterisk-Users] BT Communicator (SIP???) and Asterisk

2004-09-06 Thread Whisker, Peter
I have tried to get this working, but can not get it to authorise: I created my Communicator logon from a Yahoo account (not a btinternet account). Assuming my Yahoo username is username, BT Communicator software logs on to the SIP proxy as username[EMAIL PROTECTED] according to the trace which

RE: [Asterisk-Users] BT Communicator (SIP???) and Asterisk

2004-09-06 Thread Whisker, Peter
=btinternet.com fromuser=username.brz md5secret=md5hash host=sip.btcommunicator.bt.net ;/etc/asterisk# echo -n [EMAIL PROTECTED]:btinternet.com:password | md5sum ;md5hash - Peter -Original Message- From: Whisker, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 September 2004 09:18 To: 'Asterisk Users

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Failed to authenticate on INVITE

2004-09-17 Thread Whisker, Peter
I am getting this also. I am trying to get Asterisk to talk similarly to BT Communicator to the BT server. I can register but then the INVITE fails. BT are mixed up with theirdomains (in fact in the INVITE their software has a To: header withnumber@domain1 and an auth URI referencing

[asterisk-users] Problem with 3-way calls from a Sipura ATA

2006-10-26 Thread Whisker, Peter
I have an Asterisk servers (recent SVN version 1.2) and two Sipura ATAs (one 2000 and one 1001). I have Three-way Conf Serv and Three-way Call Serv enabled on both ATAs. When I make a SIP call from phone 1 to phone 2 on my Asterisk box, it works fine, then when I press the hookflash on phone 1,

[asterisk-users] Use of slin as a codec

2007-12-05 Thread Whisker, Peter
Where bandwidth is not an issue but good call quality is, is there any theoretical quality improvement to be had by using slin as the codec over an inter-Asterisk IAX trunk rather than a-law (or u-law in the US). Does anyone know what the slin bandwidth is (compared to 64 kbps a-law). Thanks

Re: [asterisk-users] Use of slin as a codec

2007-12-05 Thread Whisker, Peter
Partially answering my own question, it looks like slin is a 128 kbps codec. Peter From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whisker, Peter Sent: 05 December 2007 16:02 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject

Re: [asterisk-users] Two Asterisks behind NAT and need to link themusing IAX trunk

2008-01-18 Thread Whisker, Peter
It is possible to run openVPN in TCP mode over an SSH tunnel. Don't turn compression on on both though - I'd just switch it on the openVPN if you have to. You will probably find the speech is rather choppy due to the delays and fragmentation, but I have done this. Peter -Original