asterisk users - Oct 2005 - IAX channel options

I have an installation with four Qwest POTS lines.  For some unknown 
reason, Qwest drops the first digit in the dial string, and the call 
fails.  To fix that problem, I put a 'W' in the dial string:

QWEST=Zap/g2

exten => _9303NXXXXXX,1,Dial(${QWEST}/W${EXTEN:1})

The client has since complained that, when all four lines are busy, he 
cannot make a local call.  So I provided the ability to roll over to 
another system to complete the call:

TELECOMMATTERS=IAX2/xxxxxx@sys1a

exten => _9303NXXXXXX,1,ChanIsAvail(${QWEST}&${TELECOMMATTERS})
exten => _9303NXXXXXX,2,Cut(MYCHANNEL=AVAILCHAN,,1)
exten => _9303NXXXXXX,3,Dial(${MYCHANNEL}/W${EXTEN:1})
exten => _9303NXXXXXX,4,Hangup
exten => _9303NXXXXXX,102,Congestion

This works fine for the Qwest line, but Asterisk doesn't absorb the
'W'
for the IAX call--the 'W' is sent as part of the dial string.

Is there a solution for this?

TIA

On Friday 28 October 2005 10:11, Michael Welter wrote:
> This works fine for the Qwest line, but Asterisk doesn't absorb the
'W'
> for the IAX call--the 'W' is sent as part of the dial string.
Dial(IAX2/${NUMBER:1})

IAX2 isn't limited to numeric numbers.  IAX2 can send text, URLs, binary
data,
hell even Video.  You got bit thinking in POTS-only terms.  :-)

-A.

That should be a lowercase "w". The placement is correct, just not
a lowercase "w".

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> I have an installation with four Qwest POTS lines.  For some unknown 
> reason, Qwest drops the first digit in the dial string, and the call 
> fails.  To fix that problem, I put a 'W' in the dial string:
> 
> QWEST=Zap/g2
> 
> exten => _9303NXXXXXX,1,Dial(${QWEST}/W${EXTEN:1})
> 
> The client has since complained that, when all four lines are busy, he 
> cannot make a local call.  So I provided the ability to roll over to 
> another system to complete the call:
> 
> TELECOMMATTERS=IAX2/xxxxxx@sys1a
> 
> exten => _9303NXXXXXX,1,ChanIsAvail(${QWEST}&${TELECOMMATTERS})
> exten => _9303NXXXXXX,2,Cut(MYCHANNEL=AVAILCHAN,,1)
> exten => _9303NXXXXXX,3,Dial(${MYCHANNEL}/W${EXTEN:1})
> exten => _9303NXXXXXX,4,Hangup
> exten => _9303NXXXXXX,102,Congestion
> 
> This works fine for the Qwest line, but Asterisk doesn't absorb the
'W'
> for the IAX call--the 'W' is sent as part of the dial string.
> 
> Is there a solution for this?
> 
> TIA
> 
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