Re: [asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006, Steve Totaro wrote: If your M13 is coming up clean, I'd double check the continuity to those ports from the DSX connections out to the patch panel. That was exactly the issue. The amphenol cable was loose on one end. What is the best way to fasten these things? There is only a screw on one side. I am duct taping these things down for now but what is the standard way of fastening them? The Adtran didn't come with a clip or velcro or anything, neither did the TenorAX boxes I am using. We went the Duct Tape route initially for the side that doesn't have the screw, but eventually moved to some velcro contraption that one of our techs dreamed up while drinking at the bar downstairs. So far, so good. We just stay far away from the connections on the back of the rack! ;) The MX200 is a fantastic product, with great support! I'll never even consider buying a mux from another company after the support that Adtran has given us with ours. -- Vice President of N2Net, a New Age Consulting Service, Inc. Company http://www.n2net.net Where everything clicks into place! KP-216-121-ST ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
I have a DS3/T3 that was dropped into my telco closet as two coaxial cables. A send and receive. I needed to extend it so I went to Radio Shack to buy some barrel connectors. They did not have any but they did have T-Connectors so I bought a couple of those. Everything was fine up until I went to turn up the seventh set of four T1s. They will not come up, no Asterisk output or greenlight on a Digium TE410. Global Crossing says they only responsible for the DS3. I wonder if the T-Connectors could be the problem? I have already tried the same cables and server on known working T1s and they come up fine. My Adtran MX2800 shows OK for those T1s so I dont think the problem is between the Adtran and Asterisk box (as Global Crossing claims), I have tried changing to the second controller card in the Adtran and also reseated the amphenol connection between the Adtran MX2800 and the T1 breakout box. Anyone with this kind of experience have any ideas? I am going to find some real barrel connectors and try that next. Thanks, Steve ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
If you see no errors on your MX2800 for the ds3 then they are probably not the issue. What does the MX2800 show for T1 which do not work? If you loop toward * does the card see itself? Loop toward GX do they see? On Aug 4, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro wrote: I have a DS3/T3 that was dropped into my telco closet as two coaxial cables. A send and receive. I needed to extend it so I went to Radio Shack to buy some barrel connectors. They did not have any but they did have T-Connectors so I bought a couple of those. Everything was fine up until I went to turn up the seventh set of four T1s. They will not come up, no Asterisk output or greenlight on a Digium TE410. Global Crossing says they only responsible for the DS3. I wonder if the T-Connectors could be the problem? I have already tried the same cables and server on known working T1s and they come up fine. My Adtran MX2800 shows OK for those T1s so I dont think the problem is between the Adtran and Asterisk box (as Global Crossing claims), I have tried changing to the second controller card in the Adtran and also reseated the amphenol connection between the Adtran MX2800 and the T1 breakout box. Anyone with this kind of experience have any ideas? I am going to find some real barrel connectors and try that next. Thanks, Steve ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
I am not totally up to speed on the MX2800 but I have gone to loopback tests and loop T1 25-28 and selected every possible selection while watching pri debug span 1 on the console, no output at all. Jerry Jones wrote: If you see no errors on your MX2800 for the ds3 then they are probably not the issue. What does the MX2800 show for T1 which do not work? If you loop toward * does the card see itself? Loop toward GX do they see? On Aug 4, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro wrote: I have a DS3/T3 that was dropped into my telco closet as two coaxial cables. A send and receive. I needed to extend it so I went to Radio Shack to buy some barrel connectors. They did not have any but they did have T-Connectors so I bought a couple of those. Everything was fine up until I went to turn up the seventh set of four T1s. They will not come up, no Asterisk output or greenlight on a Digium TE410. Global Crossing says they only responsible for the DS3. I wonder if the T-Connectors could be the problem? I have already tried the same cables and server on known working T1s and they come up fine. My Adtran MX2800 shows OK for those T1s so I dont think the problem is between the Adtran and Asterisk box (as Global Crossing claims), I have tried changing to the second controller card in the Adtran and also reseated the amphenol connection between the Adtran MX2800 and the T1 breakout box. Anyone with this kind of experience have any ideas? I am going to find some real barrel connectors and try that next. Thanks, Steve ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
The MUX will give you stats for every line running through it, DS1, DS2, and DS3. Start there. What errors is it reporting? Actually I did that backwards, start with DS3 then do DS1, if 3 has issues so will everything else. On Aug 4, 2006, at 1:04 PM, Steve Totaro wrote: I am not totally up to speed on the MX2800 but I have gone to loopback tests and loop T1 25-28 and selected every possible selection while watching pri debug span 1 on the console, no output at all. Jerry Jones wrote: If you see no errors on your MX2800 for the ds3 then they are probably not the issue. What does the MX2800 show for T1 which do not work? If you loop toward * does the card see itself? Loop toward GX do they see? On Aug 4, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro wrote: I have a DS3/T3 that was dropped into my telco closet as two coaxial cables. A send and receive. I needed to extend it so I went to Radio Shack to buy some barrel connectors. They did not have any but they did have T-Connectors so I bought a couple of those. Everything was fine up until I went to turn up the seventh set of four T1s. They will not come up, no Asterisk output or greenlight on a Digium TE410. Global Crossing says they only responsible for the DS3. I wonder if the T-Connectors could be the problem? I have already tried the same cables and server on known working T1s and they come up fine. My Adtran MX2800 shows OK for those T1s so I dont think the problem is between the Adtran and Asterisk box (as Global Crossing claims), I have tried changing to the second controller card in the Adtran and also reseated the amphenol connection between the Adtran MX2800 and the T1 breakout box. Anyone with this kind of experience have any ideas? I am going to find some real barrel connectors and try that next. Thanks, Steve ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
On 8/4/06, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not totally up to speed on the MX2800 but I have gone to loopback tests and loop T1 25-28 and selected every possible selection while watching pri debug span 1 on the console, no output at all. Jerry Jones wrote: If you see no errors on your MX2800 for the ds3 then they are probably not the issue. What does the MX2800 show for T1 which do not work? If you loop toward * does the card see itself? Loop toward GX do they see? On Aug 4, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro wrote: I have a DS3/T3 that was dropped into my telco closet as two coaxial cables. A send and receive. I needed to extend it so I went to Radio Shack to buy some barrel connectors. They did not have any but they did have T-Connectors so I bought a couple of those. Everything was fine up until I went to turn up the seventh set of four T1s. They will not come up, no Asterisk output or greenlight on a Digium TE410. Global Crossing says they only responsible for the DS3. I wonder if the T-Connectors could be the problem? I have already tried the same cables and server on known working T1s and they come up fine. My Adtran MX2800 shows OK for those T1s so I dont think the problem is between the Adtran and Asterisk box (as Global Crossing claims), I have tried changing to the second controller card in the Adtran and also reseated the amphenol connection between the Adtran MX2800 and the T1 breakout box. Anyone with this kind of experience have any ideas? I am going to find some real barrel connectors and try that next. If your M13 is coming up clean, I'd double check the continuity to those ports from the DSX connections out to the patch panel. -- Bird's The Word Technologies, Inc. http://www.btwtech.com/ ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
BJ Weschke wrote: On 8/4/06, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not totally up to speed on the MX2800 but I have gone to loopback tests and loop T1 25-28 and selected every possible selection while watching pri debug span 1 on the console, no output at all. Jerry Jones wrote: If you see no errors on your MX2800 for the ds3 then they are probably not the issue. What does the MX2800 show for T1 which do not work? If you loop toward * does the card see itself? Loop toward GX do they see? On Aug 4, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro wrote: I have a DS3/T3 that was dropped into my telco closet as two coaxial cables. A send and receive. I needed to extend it so I went to Radio Shack to buy some barrel connectors. They did not have any but they did have T-Connectors so I bought a couple of those. Everything was fine up until I went to turn up the seventh set of four T1s. They will not come up, no Asterisk output or greenlight on a Digium TE410. Global Crossing says they only responsible for the DS3. I wonder if the T-Connectors could be the problem? I have already tried the same cables and server on known working T1s and they come up fine. My Adtran MX2800 shows OK for those T1s so I dont think the problem is between the Adtran and Asterisk box (as Global Crossing claims), I have tried changing to the second controller card in the Adtran and also reseated the amphenol connection between the Adtran MX2800 and the T1 breakout box. Anyone with this kind of experience have any ideas? I am going to find some real barrel connectors and try that next. If your M13 is coming up clean, I'd double check the continuity to those ports from the DSX connections out to the patch panel. That was exactly the issue. The amphenol cable was loose on one end. What is the best way to fasten these things? There is only a screw on one side. I am duct taping these things down for now but what is the standard way of fastening them? The Adtran didn't come with a clip or velcro or anything, neither did the TenorAX boxes I am using. Thanks Steve ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
On 8/4/06, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BJ Weschke wrote: On 8/4/06, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not totally up to speed on the MX2800 but I have gone to loopback tests and loop T1 25-28 and selected every possible selection while watching pri debug span 1 on the console, no output at all. Jerry Jones wrote: If you see no errors on your MX2800 for the ds3 then they are probably not the issue. What does the MX2800 show for T1 which do not work? If you loop toward * does the card see itself? Loop toward GX do they see? On Aug 4, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro wrote: I have a DS3/T3 that was dropped into my telco closet as two coaxial cables. A send and receive. I needed to extend it so I went to Radio Shack to buy some barrel connectors. They did not have any but they did have T-Connectors so I bought a couple of those. Everything was fine up until I went to turn up the seventh set of four T1s. They will not come up, no Asterisk output or greenlight on a Digium TE410. Global Crossing says they only responsible for the DS3. I wonder if the T-Connectors could be the problem? I have already tried the same cables and server on known working T1s and they come up fine. My Adtran MX2800 shows OK for those T1s so I dont think the problem is between the Adtran and Asterisk box (as Global Crossing claims), I have tried changing to the second controller card in the Adtran and also reseated the amphenol connection between the Adtran MX2800 and the T1 breakout box. Anyone with this kind of experience have any ideas? I am going to find some real barrel connectors and try that next. If your M13 is coming up clean, I'd double check the continuity to those ports from the DSX connections out to the patch panel. That was exactly the issue. The amphenol cable was loose on one end. What is the best way to fasten these things? There is only a screw on one side. I am duct taping these things down for now but what is the standard way of fastening them? The Adtran didn't come with a clip or velcro or anything, neither did the TenorAX boxes I am using. It's a fairly common issue, and unfortunately, there isn't a best practice solution that I've seen people use that isn't ugly. In a prior job they zip tied the cables down to the connectors and this fairly reliable. -- Bird's The Word Technologies, Inc. http://www.btwtech.com/ ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] (OT) DS3 Barrel/T-connector/Adtran MX2800 Problems
BJ Weschke wrote: It's a fairly common issue, and unfortunately, there isn't a best practice solution that I've seen people use that isn't ugly. In a prior job they zip tied the cables down to the connectors and this fairly reliable. At least on my MX2800s there is a loop for a zip tie on the back on the left on the amphenol connector. If you connect them so the cable comes out the left side, it's pretty easy to secure them on the right side with a screw and on the left side with the zip tie. I think mine even came with little 4 zip ties that did the trick without looking ugly. If you have them connected the other way around (e.g. screw on the left, cable on the right), make sure you take out the connector for DC too, as these will stop the connector from being in securely. No zip tie on that side though. David ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
