asterisk users - Dec 2003 - Fw: Questions and finding

I installed * to primarily test its voicemail feature.  I installed it on a
server WITHOUT any telco board (i.e., digium).  Installation looks ok, however I
am having problems.

MY SETUP:

2xATAs are configured to use * as GkorProxy
Asterisk is registered to my SER SIP/RTP Proxy

1.) First test
- ATA1 calls to ATA2.  When voicemail starts playing, it just cuts-off after
5-10seconds (consistently).
- Solution: I have to reconfigure ATA to use OutboundProxy to be Asterisk IP.
- Am I doing the right thing?

2.) Second test:
- ATA1 calls ATA2 and left a message.  * sends an email to the owner of ATA2.
- ATA2 retrieves the message by dialing the extension (i.e.,
exten=>9999,1,VoiceMailMain(123))
- VoiceMail prompts for password.  ATA2 keys in its pasword.  * doesn't
reply and keeps on prompting for 5 times, until it disconnects:
    -- Executing VoiceMailMain("SIP/6882332-6b3a", "123") in
new stack
    -- Playing 'vm-password' (language 'en')
    -- Incorrect password '' for user '123' (context =
<any>)
    -- Playing 'vm-incorrect' (language 'en')
    -- Playing 'vm-password' (language 'en')
    -- Incorrect password '' for user '123' (context =
<any>)
    -- Playing 'vm-incorrect' (language 'en')
    -- Playing 'vm-password' (language 'en')
- Tried to change AudioMode of ATA, to use 0x00140014, 0x11241124, and default
0x00150015.  But there were no difference.
- Tried to skip the password on *, using exten=>9999,1,VoiceMailMain(s123). 
* prompted there are new messages, and instructions on how to retreive them. 
Unfortunately, none  of the dtmf keys worked (1, #, etc).

Any solution to this one?

My thinking was that DTMF can only be detected by * 

3.) How can I configure * to support the following setup.  I know * doesn't
work 100% like softswitch, but maybe this type of connection is supported?

 ATA -> * -> CiscoAS5300

ATA to *, is IP connection
* to CiscoAS5300 is also IP connection


I appreciate your help.  Thank you.

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> Hi!
>
> > 1. My VAD is turned off (00140014), and it didn't help for that
cut-off.
>
> Then check if you have a firewall in between * and your ATA that closes
> the port due to inactivity of your ATA. Also use "SIP DEBUG" in
the CLI
> to try to see a bit more of what is going on. You could also use Ethereal
> to monitor the SIP traffic (or the rtp/UDP traffic).
>
> > am not sure if OutboundProxy has to be configured to have it working
fine.
> > Or this just happened to me?  What is your ATA's software?
>
> I don't have such a device, in fact never had. :-)
MY ATA and * are sitting on the same LAN.  So FW or NAT problem is not
possible.  This is also the reason why I commented out "nat=1" in the
sip.conf.
> > 2. I tried dtmfmode=inband on sip.conf, and dtmfmode=rfc2833.  None
worked.
>
> Note: inband only works with g.711 codec. Doesn't the ATA also offer
> "info" as third dtmfmode option? Anyway, you might want to search
the
> mailing list for setup info, there are a lot of people around that use
> it.
>
> > by setting Audiomode, but nothing helped.  I was thinking the * is
> > ONLY recognizing the DTMF if there is telco board installed.  Is it?
>
> No no, * doesn't require any hardware to be installed.
>
LET ME TRY dtmfmode=info  AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.