asterisk users - Jul 2004 - i or s or whatever the invalid_exten is HELP !!!!!

Ok

So when i get into a context and dial a number that does not exist the
'i'
exten works fine.
I have a test exten that runs my menu system if i dial that then dial an
exten that does not exist ' i ' works.

BUT  when i dial a number directly that does not exist the 'i' exten
does
not get called i did try

exten => ${INVALID_EXTEN}, Do summit  ( no good )


What i need is when a number that is not in a context is dialled to go to a
list of exten's and then redirect to the correct context . Mainly because we
have many different context's all starting with 2 different digits ie

65xx for one office
66xx for office 2
43xx for branch a

etc

Or can i test the first 2 digits of a number and send it to the right
context ? Seems a bit difficult when i can't even get * to let the number
come in.

I am using BT101's ( SIP ) and Asterisk CVS-HEAD-05/19/04-01:33:53

Best Regards
Simon

You are using SIP phones and in your sip.conf there should be some
context definition for incoming calls. You may jump (goto) to some
other context later, but the context defined in sip.conf should
contain extensions catching all numbers you may dial from that phone.


On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 04:09:55PM +0100, Simon wrote:
> Or can i test the first 2 digits of a number and send it to the right
> context ?
Yes, that is what you have to do:

exten => i,1,goto(busy,1,1)
exten => _65.,1,goto(office1,${EXTEN},1)
exten => _66.,1,goto(office2,${EXTEN},1)


-- 
Stefan Tichy   <asterisk@pi4tel.de>

I have a Cisco 7960 with a weak hookswitch spring that works
intermittently.  Has anyone taken the back cover off the unit and can
advise suggestions or the procedure to open her up?

Thanks,

Kevin

I have a Cisco 7960 with a weak hookswitch spring that works
intermittently.  Has anyone taken the back cover off the unit and can
advise suggestions or the procedure to open her up?

Thanks,

Kevin