asterisk users - Jun 2006 - kiax - iax2 softphone

Has anyone on here used kiax before?  I am asking because I have it installed
on several computers and have been able to get it to connect and register
to my Asterisk box.  I can even call between them and my SIP softphones. 
The problem I am having is this: when I use kiax to call someone else, they
get some kind of background music playing while I am talking to them.  I have
called from kiax to kiax phone and get this on both ends but I cannot identify
what it is or where it's playing from.  I've watched the CLI when I make
the
call and there is no indication of playing music on hold or background music.
 The dialplan doesn't even reference music on hold, it just dials whichever
phone I am trying to call.

So, I am wondering if this is something which
I need to set in kiax and if anyone who has used kiax might be able to give
me a hint on where I can disable this at.  I would prefer to use an IAX
softphone
since it only requires one port to be open into my firewall, but kiax is the
only one I've found for free.  Once I get Asterisk up and running properly,
I'll probably buy a couple of licenses for a good quality softphone, but
until
then, free is the best for me.  :)

So, any ideas?

Undrhil

On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 06:31:28PM -0000, undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com
wrote:
> Has anyone on here used kiax before?  I am asking because I have it
installed
> on several computers and have been able to get it to connect and register
> to my Asterisk box.  I can even call between them and my SIP softphones. 
> The problem I am having is this: when I use kiax to call someone else, they
> get some kind of background music playing while I am talking to them.  I
have
> called from kiax to kiax phone and get this on both ends but I cannot
identify
> what it is or where it's playing from.  I've watched the CLI when I
make the
> call and there is no indication of playing music on hold or background
music.
>  The dialplan doesn't even reference music on hold, it just dials
whichever
> phone I am trying to call.
> 
> So, I am wondering if this is something which
> I need to set in kiax and if anyone who has used kiax might be able to give
> me a hint on where I can disable this at.  I would prefer to use an IAX
softphone
> since it only requires one port to be open into my firewall, but kiax is
the
> only one I've found for free.  Once I get Asterisk up and running
properly,
> I'll probably buy a couple of licenses for a good quality softphone,
but until
> then, free is the best for me.  :)
http://iaxclient.sf.net/iaxcomm/

Will probably do for testing. The user interface could use some work.
> 
> So, any ideas?
No. But some obvious follow-up questions would be:

1. have you tried any other IAX clients (using the same IAX "line")
2. ixconf, extensions.conf, CLI trace?

-- 
Tzafrir Cohen      sip:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com
icq#16849755       iax:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com
+972-50-7952406           
tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com  http://www.xorcom.com

Hi!
I have used KIAX and have made calls from KIAX to KIAX and KIAX to DIAX soft
phone which u can find on:

http://www.laser.com/dante/diax/diax.html

I didn`t get any MOH.
Can you send me your MOH settings?musiconhold.conf
also can you post me the sip.conf file
which sip phone are you using?
What is the asterisk version?

Hope you will reply
Regards,
Amna Saleem


On 14 Jun 2006 18:31:28 -0000, undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com <
undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone on here used kiax before?  I am asking because I have it
> installed
> on several computers and have been able to get it to connect and register
> to my Asterisk box.  I can even call between them and my SIP softphones.
> The problem I am having is this: when I use kiax to call someone else,
> they
> get some kind of background music playing while I am talking to them.  I
> have
> called from kiax to kiax phone and get this on both ends but I cannot
> identify
> what it is or where it's playing from.  I've watched the CLI when I
make
> the
> call and there is no indication of playing music on hold or background
> music.
> The dialplan doesn't even reference music on hold, it just dials
whichever
> phone I am trying to call.
>
> So, I am wondering if this is something which
> I need to set in kiax and if anyone who has used kiax might be able to
> give
> me a hint on where I can disable this at.  I would prefer to use an IAX
> softphone
> since it only requires one port to be open into my firewall, but kiax is
> the
> only one I've found for free.  Once I get Asterisk up and running
> properly,
> I'll probably buy a couple of licenses for a good quality softphone,
but
> until
> then, free is the best for me.  :)
>
> So, any ideas?
>
> Undrhil
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On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 18:31 +0000, undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com
wrote:
> Has anyone on here used kiax before?  I am asking because I have it
installed
> on several computers and have been able to get it to connect and register
> to my Asterisk box.  I can even call between them and my SIP softphones. 
> The problem I am having is this: when I use kiax to call someone else, they
> get some kind of background music playing while I am talking to them.  I
have
> called from kiax to kiax phone and get this on both ends but I cannot
identify
> what it is or where it's playing from.  I've watched the CLI when I
make the
> call and there is no indication of playing music on hold or background
music.
>  The dialplan doesn't even reference music on hold, it just dials
whichever
> phone I am trying to call.
> 
This may be dumb and/or obvious, but are you playing music on either
machine making the call?  Since kiax uses soundcard audio it's possible
for music output from a music player (amarok, winamp etc) to get into
the audio stream, especially if you're using something like Arts or ESD
to mux audio.

Incidentally I use kiax all the time with no strange music sources
noted.

Just a thought.

/BAK/
-- 
Ben Klang
Alkaloid Networks
404.475.4850
ben@alkaloid.net
http://projects.alkaloid.net

That was the first thing I checked for.  I have since discovered that by
checking
off the comfort noise selection in the options for the SIP account and then
restarted kiax, I don't get the noise anymore.  I guess it's something
that
kiax uses as a way to make sure the caller knows I'm still on the line with
them.

Also, it sounds more like random computer noises (beeps and stuff,
like in the old Inside Your PC screensaver from Windows 98 Plus! pack.)  Thanks
for the help!

Undrhil

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On Wed, 2006-06-14 at
18:31 +0000, undrhil.1528785@bloglines.com wrote:
> > Has anyone on here
used kiax before?  I am asking because I have it
installed
> > on several
computers and have been able to get it to connect and
register
> > to my
Asterisk box.  I can even call between them and my SIP softphones.
> > The
problem I am having is this: when I use kiax to call someone else,
they
>
> get some kind of background music playing while I am talking to them.  I
have
> > called from kiax to kiax phone and get this on both ends but I cannot
identify
> > what it is or where it's playing from.  I've watched the CLI
when I make the
> > call and there is no indication of playing music on hold
or background music.
> >  The dialplan doesn't even reference music on hold,
it just dials whichever
> > phone I am trying to call.
> > 
> This may
be dumb and/or obvious, but are you playing music on
either
> machine making
the call?  Since kiax uses soundcard audio it's
possible
> for music output
from a music player (amarok, winamp etc) to get into
> the audio stream,
especially if you're using something like Arts or
ESD
> to mux audio.
>
> Incidentally I use kiax all the time with no strange music sources
>
noted.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> /BAK/
> -- 
> Ben Klang
> Alkaloid
Networks
> 404.475.4850
> ben@alkaloid.net
> http://projects.alkaloid.net
> 
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