similar to: ResponseTimeOut()

Hi List; Can someone advise me why in the below context, it does not run the Background step? Once I dial 1000, then it hangup and give congestion signal? If I comment the ResponseTimeOut, then it run the Background but it does not wait till caller enter the digits, once the sound file finish, then it hangup (congestion signal), also in all the situation, it does not go for the t extension, why?

Hi All; Anyone knows if there is an Asterisk version that setup can be stored in Database instead of the configuration files (.conf)? Any advise? Regards Bilal

Hi List; In the outbound, I read in the documents the Wildcard match "by using the . (period)", but I did not understand how Wildcard will work (like what)? As I know that Wildcard is a term used with the Diguim TDM card (FXO and FXS), so what is the relation between such cards and the matching in the dial plan? Any help? Regards Bilal

Hi All; To download, compile and install DAHDI, do I need to download the both (dahdi-kernel and dahdi-tools) If yes, then do I need to do the compilation and installation command for each package? What is the method to download, compile and install the both packages as one package? By the way: Why there is dahdi-kernel and dahdi-tools? In other words, for what the kernel is used and for what

Hi All; Which is better (to have more stable or release versions) of zaptel, libpri and asterisk: to use cvs or svn? In case of using cvs, why I need to type: export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs:anoncvs at cvs.digium.com:/usr/cvsroot In other words: what is the use of pserver, anoncvs, ... with cvs checkout? Note: How can I know all the variables needed for cvs checkout so I might need to do

Hi List; If I configured one SIP account or one IAX account [sipuser1] or [iaxuser1] then how many calls can be originate/terminate using the same account [sipuser1] or [iaxuser1]? In other words, can 10 IP Phones (users) do a calls via Asterisk using the same account (SIP or IAX2)? If yes, how can I control the number of calls per account? Regards Bilal

Hi List; I noticed that if I disabled secret in the context by placing ( ; ) before it, then at the asterisk the log will be: -- Registered SIP 'bilal_sip' at 0.0.0.0 port 5060 expired The IP address of the endpoint was not captured!!! Why? If secret enabled, then some endpoints can not register (maybe due to compatibility in reading the negotiation packets), so what is the solution?

All - this is probably a simple problem, but I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm building a *simple* IVR menu. Here it is: [main-menu] exten => s,1,Answer exten => s,2,SetMusicOnHold(default) exten => s,3,DigitTimeout(5) exten => s,4,ResponseTimeout(30) exten => s,5,Background(logic-main) exten =>

Hi List; I need to configure a softphone to be client and use it with Asterisk, which is the recommended one? Is it iax2? Regards Bilal ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.

Hi All; I do not know if anyone faced such case in dealing with open vpn (as we need it for fring to be used from the mobile: Which mobile can be used to install the open vpn client on it, so we can use it to do a vpn channel with the server that has open vpn server? Regards Bilal

Hi Danny; Really I did not understand how I can determine if the IO will be DB or conf files? Is it from the Asterisk manager? Regards Bilal ------------------------- It depends on how you are configured. The gui interfaces using Asterisk Manager, so you get the Same IO from the gui that you would get from a native manager session. -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces at

Hi List; How can one Asterisk Box A to send a SIP call for another Asterisk Box B, and that call to be authorized based on the username and password, and not on the IP (as the IP address of the source is not known because it keep changing)? I think the trick in the Dial command, how to write it properly in a way that other Asterisk Box can recognize the sip username and password which are existed

Hi All; Till now I am not able to find a good IAX IP Phone or Gateway that can be used with good quality. Anyone can advise for good one? Regards Bilal ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

Hi All; I discover that most of the voice cutting complain are coming from the Internet bandwidth when we are connecting two remote offices togethor via Asterisk or any other IP PBX. Anyone has an idea on a ADSL router that work as ADSL + Bandwidth division? So we can resolve the problem of providing a guaranteed bandwidth for the voice packets instead of suffering the voice cutting? Regards

Hi List; I read the following sentence: "The CLI prompt is set with the ASTERISK_PROMPT UNIX environment variable" In the following link: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php page=Asterisk+CLI+prompt The question is: what is the ASTERISK_PROMPT UNIX environment variable and where I can access it to change it? Also where I can find information about it? Regards Bilal Ghayad

Hi, My client wants incoming callers who do not press a digit to go straight to the operator. Does anyone have an idea of how this could be done? I've looked for some examples, but I'm still not clear on it. Here's the relevant portion of my extensions.conf: ------- ; Wait 15 seconds for an answer (pick up the local phone) exten => s,1,Wait,2 ; Answer the phone exten =>

Hi All; I need to know which version of asterisk to use, if to be 1.4 or 1.6 or 1.8? For example, when to decide that I have to go for 1.6 or I have to go for 1.8? Regards Bilal

Hi All; I tried Firefly softphone with IAX and it gave very poor quality. Any one advise a good strong softphone that can work with IAX fine? Regards Bilal ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Hi All; Any one can suggest a TFTP server to be installed in Fedora (same machine that Asterisk is installed) to be used for Cisco IP Phones to download the required firmware and configuration files. Thanks for the help in advance. Regards Bilal

Hi All; My ISDN was working fine, and suddenly I start getting the below: sig_pri.c:985 pri_find_dchan: Span 1: No D-chanannel anyway! There is a Yellow Alarm, so what it could be the problem? My configuration as following: system.conf span=1,1,0,ccs,hdb3,yellow bchan=1-15,17-31 dchan=16 chan_dahi.conf context=IncomingPSTN group=0 signalling=pri_cpe switchtype=euroisdn