Jim Archer
2003-Jul-02 11:34 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
Hi All... I have a maddening problem... I have Asterisk configured to pick up a line after 4 rings. I do this to allow my fax machine to pick up a particular distinctive ring pattern, so I don't have to pay for a dedicated fax line. If someone calls the line, lets it ring 3 times and then hangs up, Asterisk answers the line, and holds it off hook forever, constantly playing the prompts. My hardware is 2 X100P cards. Any ideas? Thanks...
Steven Critchfield
2003-Jul-02 11:54 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 13:34, Jim Archer wrote:> Hi All... > > I have a maddening problem... > > I have Asterisk configured to pick up a line after 4 rings. I do this to > allow my fax machine to pick up a particular distinctive ring pattern, so I > don't have to pay for a dedicated fax line. > > If someone calls the line, lets it ring 3 times and then hangs up, Asterisk > answers the line, and holds it off hook forever, constantly playing the > prompts. > > My hardware is 2 X100P cards. > > Any ideas?Get a TDM10B, cancel your distinctive ring, and let asterisk answer immediately and detect fax tones and forward it to your fax machine. -- Steven Critchfield <critch@basesys.com>
Tilghman Lesher
2003-Jul-02 12:11 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
On Wednesday 02 July 2003 01:34 pm, Jim Archer wrote:> Hi All... > > I have a maddening problem... > > I have Asterisk configured to pick up a line after 4 rings. I do > this to allow my fax machine to pick up a particular distinctive > ring pattern, so I don't have to pay for a dedicated fax line. > > If someone calls the line, lets it ring 3 times and then hangs up, > Asterisk answers the line, and holds it off hook forever, > constantly playing the prompts.show application AbsoluteTimeout -Tilghman
Joe Antkowiak
2003-Jul-02 12:12 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
How do you tell asterisk to detect for fax tones? -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steven Critchfield Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:55 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 13:34, Jim Archer wrote:> Hi All... > > I have a maddening problem... > > I have Asterisk configured to pick up a line after 4 rings. I do this to > allow my fax machine to pick up a particular distinctive ring pattern, soI> don't have to pay for a dedicated fax line. > > If someone calls the line, lets it ring 3 times and then hangs up,Asterisk> answers the line, and holds it off hook forever, constantly playing the > prompts. > > My hardware is 2 X100P cards. > > Any ideas?Get a TDM10B, cancel your distinctive ring, and let asterisk answer immediately and detect fax tones and forward it to your fax machine. -- Steven Critchfield <critch@basesys.com> _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Jim Gottlieb
2003-Jul-02 12:26 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
On 2003-07-02 at 13:54, Steven Critchfield (critch@basesys.com) wrote:> Get a TDM10B, cancel your distinctive ring, and let asterisk answer > immediately and detect fax tonesUnfortunately, not all fax machines send the CNG tone, so using a separate fax number with distinctive ring is far more reliable. Can asterisk detect the various rings and route accordingly? If not, he could get two TDM100B cards, plug the two outputs of his distinctive ring detector into the two cards and route each one to a different context.
The Traveller
2003-Jul-02 12:43 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
Hi Jim, You're probably not receiving disconnect-supervision on your analog lines, or have Zaptel configured incorrectly to recognize it. Check the list-archives (available from "www.asterisk.org"). You could try the "busydetect"-statement in "zapata.conf". Also check Asterisk's main Makefile for some options related to busydetect. I strongly recommend the improved busydetect-routines (BUSYDETECT_MARTIN), which are not the default yet. Make sure that your voice-menu's always have a timeout, so it's impossible for your system to get stuck in one in the first place, should a caller not hang up or this fact not be detected by Asterisk. Grtz, Oliver On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 14:34:56 -0400, Jim Archer wrote:> Hi All... > > I have a maddening problem... > > I have Asterisk configured to pick up a line after 4 rings. I do this to > allow my fax machine to pick up a particular distinctive ring pattern, so I > don't have to pay for a dedicated fax line. > > If someone calls the line, lets it ring 3 times and then hangs up, Asterisk > answers the line, and holds it off hook forever, constantly playing the > prompts. > > My hardware is 2 X100P cards. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks... > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
Jim Archer
2003-Jul-02 12:48 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
--On Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:26 PM -0700 Jim Gottlieb <jimmy-ml@nccom.com> wrote:> If not, he could get two TDM100B cards, plug the two outputs of his > distinctive ring detector into the two cards and route each one to a > different context.Yeah, but for $9.95 per month I could also get a dedicated fax line...
Tilghman Lesher
2003-Jul-02 12:51 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
On Wednesday 02 July 2003 02:12 pm, Joe Antkowiak wrote:> How do you tell asterisk to detect for fax tones?Zaptel devices will detect fax tones automatically. If it finds them, Asterisk will attempt to go to extension "fax", priority 1, if it exists. -Tilghman
Jim Archer
2003-Jul-02 14:32 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
Ok, how do I detect the pressing of any touch tone so I can set the timeout back to 0? --On Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:51 PM -0500 Tilghman Lesher <tilghman@mail.jeffandtilghman.com> wrote:> On Wednesday 02 July 2003 02:12 pm, Joe Antkowiak wrote: >> How do you tell asterisk to detect for fax tones? > > Zaptel devices will detect fax tones automatically. If it finds them, > Asterisk will attempt to go to extension "fax", priority 1, if it > exists. > > -Tilghman > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Steven Critchfield
2003-Jul-02 14:47 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup
basically make priority 1 of any extension other than timeout be a set timeout 0. On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 16:32, Jim Archer wrote:> Ok, how do I detect the pressing of any touch tone so I can set the timeout > back to 0? > > --On Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:51 PM -0500 Tilghman Lesher > <tilghman@mail.jeffandtilghman.com> wrote: > > > On Wednesday 02 July 2003 02:12 pm, Joe Antkowiak wrote: > >> How do you tell asterisk to detect for fax tones? > > > > Zaptel devices will detect fax tones automatically. If it finds them, > > Asterisk will attempt to go to extension "fax", priority 1, if it > > exists. > > > > -Tilghman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users-- Steven Critchfield <critch@basesys.com>