Gerald, Thank you for the explanation. Glad I asked...
Alex Saavedra On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Gerald A <geraldabli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Alex Saavedra < > a...@masterline-logistics.com> wrote: > >> >> I have noticed thar our dahdi-channels.conf has some repeating directives, >> for instance for channel 2 (FXO) we have these settings: >> >> ;;; line="2 WCTDM/0/1 FXSKS" >> signalling=fxs_ks >> callerid=asreceived >> group=0 >> context=from-pstn >> channel => 2 >> callerid= >> group= >> context=default >> >> >> As you can see, a few directives are repeated (callerid, group, context). >> This was generated by DAHDI tools, and since it's working I didn't want to >> change it. Is it safe to remove them? >> > > Short Answer: NO!! > > Longer Answer: The settings all apply to channels, which are defined by the > "channel => 2" directive. If I'm remembering correctly, the channel is "set" > at the end of the Stanza, not at the beginning. So, your blank callerid and > group would apply to your next channel directive (3?). Now, I remember > reading there > is a way to flip the channel definition bit ("channel => XX") to the top of > the stanza, but can't recall. Now, if in between two channel definitions you > have repetition, it might be ok to trim things up, as long as it has the > right information -- the last setting is the effective one. And the bit that > starts ";;;" is a comment, which is > actually ignored by asterisk. > > Hope this helps, > Gerald. > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
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