Re: [asterisk-users] Seemingly easy question: NPA/NXX

2008-09-21 Thread Shane Young
International numbers are variable length, so the timeout applies for those. North American "National" numbers are a fixed length. Generally, the phone company will collect 7, 10 or 11 digits for North American numbers. For example, I live in Minneapolis, MN. My number is 612-xxx-. I hav

[asterisk-users] Seemingly easy question: NPA/NXX

2008-09-21 Thread Karl Fife
Question: How does the local Telco know you're done dialing a seven digit number? Easy you may say: If your dial string begins with 1, the parser expects 11 digits total, otherwise seven, 011 is international. The reason suspect it's more complex is that: 1) International numbers can vary wide

Re: [asterisk-users] Setting up Asterisk to make calls using a VoIP provider and the regular phone line

2008-09-21 Thread Nhadie
i agree, you should check that, but i think if it's just for personal use they might allow it. regards, nhadie ram wrote: > Hi > > Anotherthing you need to consider regulations in india > > Calling from Outside world to India PSTN Using and VOIP PBX is Illegal. > > Only allowed right now C

Re: [asterisk-users] Setting up Asterisk to make calls using a VoIP provider and the regular phone line

2008-09-21 Thread ram
Hi Anotherthing you need to consider regulations in india Calling from Outside world to India PSTN Using and VOIP PBX is Illegal. Only allowed right now Calling From IP Phone to any part of the world see the regulation site dotindia.in for more information ram On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 9:26 PM,

Re: [asterisk-users] DNS Query Overload

2008-09-21 Thread Anthony Francis
Adam Lovegrove wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > I've had a look at nsswitch.conf, it's set as: hosts: files dns. I'm > guessing this is correct. > > I haven't tried the caching DNS server yet, but I really don't > understand why Asterisk is doing dns lookups similar > to"2

Re: [asterisk-users] Digium training course

2008-09-21 Thread Steve Totaro
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Jared Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2008-09-19 at 09:56 +0800, Craig Guy wrote: >> I felt at the time the written portion was heavily biased towards >> people who had done the training - in fact I would go so far as to say >> that it was designed specif

Re: [asterisk-users] How to notify an event to every user

2008-09-21 Thread Paul Hales
Gordon Henderson wrote: > > > Arrange the building to have a master lights off switch. Push it, then > wait for the screams. This was used in a place I worked some years back. > > This was exactly what was used in a large company I used to work for. I have a strong memory of being in the toil

Re: [asterisk-users] DNS Query Overload

2008-09-21 Thread Adam Lovegrove
Hi, Thanks for the suggestions. I've had a look at nsswitch.conf, it's set as: hosts: files dns. I'm guessing this is correct. I haven't tried the caching DNS server yet, but I really don't understand why Asterisk is doing dns lookups similar to"2019-b6912730.mydomain.com" for every call. The

Re: [asterisk-users] Digium training course

2008-09-21 Thread Jared Smith
On Fri, 2008-09-19 at 09:56 +0800, Craig Guy wrote: > I felt at the time the written portion was heavily biased towards > people who had done the training - in fact I would go so far as to say > that it was designed specifically to discriminate against people who > had not attended the official tra

Re: [asterisk-users] How to notify an event to every user

2008-09-21 Thread Steve Totaro
As said before, paging would work well. A walk through of the building would be helpful too. Although rash, pull the fire alarm, making sure to remove the connections to the fire department. Killing the power shortly after would certainly help providing you have lighted emergency exit signs. Yo

Re: [asterisk-users] PRI E1 Inbound calls hangup with busy after a few seconds

2008-09-21 Thread Daniel Johnson
Matthew Fredrickson wrote: Daniel Johnson wrote: Hi, I have a 10 line PRI E1 ISDN service from AAPT. Connected to Asterisk 1.4 via a Digium TE121P. All oubound calls work fine. Inbound works only if I Dial a SIP phone directly or as the first step. This phone MUST NOT be busy or else t

Re: [asterisk-users] How to notify an event to every user

2008-09-21 Thread alex . robar
Hi Olivier, What type of handsets are you using in-house? I ask because there are a bunch of handsets that allow paging/broadcasting through their speakerphone mechanisms. This could possibly work in your scenario, even if all handsets don't support paging (it would generally be loud enough to hea

Re: [asterisk-users] How to notify an event to every user

2008-09-21 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Sun, 21 Sep 2008, Olivier wrote: > Hi, > > I've got this case : > When the last staff member is about to leave and lock offices, he would like > to notify everybody "Offices are about to be closed" so that (s)he wouldn't > lock anybody in. > Which is the smartest way to do it ? > > I thought of

Re: [asterisk-users] How to notify an event to every user

2008-09-21 Thread Doug Lytle
Olivier wrote: > Hi, > > I've got this case : > When the last staff member is about to leave and lock offices, he > would like to notify everybody "Offices are about to be closed" so > that (s)he wouldn't lock anybody in. Paging? You never mentioned what type of setup you have. In one plant w

[asterisk-users] How to notify an event to every user

2008-09-21 Thread Olivier
Hi, I've got this case : When the last staff member is about to leave and lock offices, he would like to notify everybody "Offices are about to be closed" so that (s)he wouldn't lock anybody in. Which is the smartest way to do it ? I thought of either : 1. sending an SMS, 2. calling every extensi

Re: [asterisk-users] Digium training course

2008-09-21 Thread Chris Brentano
Actually, rethinking the original argument that the written exam is biased towards the class, I would say the exact opposite is true: The practical exam is biased towards the class. In fact, everything in the practical exam is taught in the class almost step for step. On Sep 21, 2008, at 10

Re: [asterisk-users] Digium training course

2008-09-21 Thread Chris Brentano
I would also disagree that the written exam is biased towards people who attended the training. I attended a Bootcamp earlier this year and thought I was fully prepared to pass the dCAP. Especially since I already had real-world Asterisk experience. But the written exam covered material tha

Re: [asterisk-users] how to add extensions and sip registrations dynamically

2008-09-21 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Saturday 20 September 2008 17:21:16 George Williams wrote: > I have inherited some code that appears to implement a kluge-y way of > adding and removing extensions, sip devices, and sip registrations > dynamically. > > Yep, you guessed it - it modifies the extensions.conf and sip.conf files, > a

Re: [asterisk-users] Digium training course

2008-09-21 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Thursday 18 September 2008 20:56:58 Craig Guy wrote: > I felt at the time the written portion was heavily biased towards people > who had done the training - in fact I would go so far as to say that it was > designed specifically to discriminate against people who had not attended > the official

Re: [asterisk-users] Setting up Asterisk to make calls using a VoIP provider and the regular phone line

2008-09-21 Thread logan
Hello Everyone, Thanks for the answers, guys. DID won't work for me as I'm more interested in making calls using the line in India. Trixbox it's going to be my installation and I went through the recommended hardware on there site and I'm thinking of getting a Polycom 330. But can anyone tell

Re: [asterisk-users] pbx_dundi.c:4582 load_module: Unable to bind to 0.0.0.0 port 4520: Address already in use

2008-09-21 Thread hugolivude
Thanks guys for your help troubleshooting this! As it turns out I had a configuration problem (surprise, surprise) . Asterisk.ctl was not in it's default location and asterisk.conf had not been updated. As a result, when I tried to connect using asterisk -r, I got an error message that led me to

Re: [asterisk-users] DNS Query Overload

2008-09-21 Thread Philipp Kempgen
Adam Lovegrove schrieb: > I've tried altering my /etc/hosts files as per the suggestion, but my DNS > server is still being sent an A query - for every call. Install a caching nameserver on the Asterisk server. Debian === aptitude

Re: [asterisk-users] DNS Query Overload

2008-09-21 Thread David Boyd
Another item is the sequence for lookups! So have you confirmed that your nsswitch.conf file has been set to look at /etc/hosts first then dns? Dave -Original Message- From: Adam Lovegrove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion To: Aster

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk weird behavior after upgrading

2008-09-21 Thread Philipp Kempgen
Andrew Nowrot schrieb: > I have a problem upgrading to asterisk version higher than 1.4.18. Yesterday > I tried to install the 1.4.21.2 and everything was OK for 3 hours since the > upgrade, but after that time asterisk started generating 100% load. The same > happened with 1.4.20.X and with 1.4.1

Re: [asterisk-users] DNS Query Overload

2008-09-21 Thread Adam Lovegrove
G'day, I've got this problem too. I've tried altering my /etc/hosts files as per the suggestion, but my DNS server is still being sent an A query - for every call. Please help! I'm using 1.4.21.2. Cheers Adam On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:31 AM, Andres <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have seen

[asterisk-users] Asterisk weird behavior after upgrading

2008-09-21 Thread Andrew Nowrot
Hi I have a problem upgrading to asterisk version higher than 1.4.18. Yesterday I tried to install the 1.4.21.2 and everything was OK for 3 hours since the upgrade, but after that time asterisk started generating 100% load. The same happened with 1.4.20.X and with 1.4.19.X. The biggest problem is

Re: [asterisk-users] chan_iax2.c: No more space

2008-09-21 Thread Philipp Kempgen
Tim Panton schrieb: > On 17 Sep 2008, at 23:50, Philipp Kempgen wrote: > >> Tim Panton schrieb: >>> On 17 Sep 2008, at 14:57, Philipp Kempgen wrote: >>> Just a quick question ---cut--- [Sep 17 15:52:14] WARNING[8232] app_dial.c: Unable to create channel of type 'IAX2' (cau