[asterisk-users] Supermicro and onboard Intel e1000 Ethernet controllers ... no longer an issue?

2008-12-21 Thread Richard Wurman
>From googling around, I see people refer to http://www.digium.com/en/docs/misc/compatibility_notes.php which used to say: "Some server motherboards utilize an onboard Intel e1000 Ethernet controller that can interfere with the operation of Digium's cards. The recommended action for this server is

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Sunday 21 December 2008 15:14:18 Philipp Kempgen wrote: > Tilghman Lesher schrieb: > > On Sunday 21 December 2008 13:07:05 Philipp Kempgen wrote: > >> Tilghman Lesher schrieb: > >> > The Disconnect command only frees the resources associated with the > >> > connection. The Clear command is need

[asterisk-users] IAX2 module hung and unable to unload chan_iax2.so

2008-12-21 Thread Jason Hu
Hello everybody, This is a problem disturb me for long. I run asterisk Asterisk 1.4.14 and A2Billing 1.3 in the same Debian 4.0 ETCH server. And there is also FoneBridge for TDM over Ethernet with E1 to make as well as receive calls from mobiles or PSTN. And IAX2 trunk runs between Asterisk and

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Philipp Kempgen
Tilghman Lesher schrieb: > On Sunday 21 December 2008 13:07:05 Philipp Kempgen wrote: >> Tilghman Lesher schrieb: >> > The Disconnect command only frees the resources associated with the >> > connection. The Clear command is needed to destroy resources associated >> > with any outstanding query.

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Sunday 21 December 2008 13:07:05 Philipp Kempgen wrote: > Tilghman Lesher schrieb: > > On Sunday 21 December 2008 12:08:17 Mike wrote: > >> Thanks, I appreciate getting the update on 1.6 with regards to the DB > >> functions (and, for that matter, on the hints too). Wouldn't using > >> "MYSQL D

Re: [asterisk-users] A method to determine PSTN Call Provider?

2008-12-21 Thread Barton Fisher
- Original Message - From: "Gordon Henderson" To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] A method to determine PSTN Call Provider? > On Sun, 21 Dec 2008, Barton Fisher wrote: > >> I'm looking fo

Re: [asterisk-users] A method to determine PSTN Call Provider?

2008-12-21 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008, Barton Fisher wrote: > I'm looking for a solution to determine if a PSTN call to a zaptel channel > was originated from a VoIP provider or not in real time. > I'd like to use the callerid(num) to reverse match to the provider. > Does anyone have a clue how I could do this? W

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Olivier
I don't know if Thomson ST2030 SIP phones are distributed where you live but those have the best feature set-price ratio. They integrate smoothly with Asterisk (one touch pickup, BLF, MWI, ...) with up to 5 simultaneous calls. Here in France, those are selected everywhere ... I would recommend th

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Philipp Kempgen
Tilghman Lesher schrieb: > On Sunday 21 December 2008 12:08:17 Mike wrote: >> Thanks, I appreciate getting the update on 1.6 with regards to the DB >> functions (and, for that matter, on the hints too). Wouldn't using "MYSQL >> Disconnect" handle the ressources as well (if, of course, called when

Re: [asterisk-users] A method to determine PSTN Call Provider?

2008-12-21 Thread Alex Balashov
Bart: Please contact me off-list. I seem to get a "security rejection" from your mail server when I tried to e-mail you. -- Alex Barton Fisher wrote: > I'm looking for a solution to determine if a PSTN call to a zaptel > channel was originated from a VoIP provider or not in real time. > I'd

Re: [asterisk-users] A method to determine PSTN Call Provider?

2008-12-21 Thread Wilton Helm
With number portability? I would think that would require a very large and dynamic database that would get obsolete rather quickly. I guess somewhere in the deep innards of the network that database has to exist, but are mere mortals allowed to access it? Wilton __

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Sunday 21 December 2008 12:08:17 Mike wrote: > Thanks, I appreciate getting the update on 1.6 with regards to the DB > functions (and, for that matter, on the hints too). Wouldn't using "MYSQL > Disconnect" handle the ressources as well (if, of course, called when > needed)? The Disconnect com

[asterisk-users] A method to determine PSTN Call Provider?

2008-12-21 Thread Barton Fisher
I'm looking for a solution to determine if a PSTN call to a zaptel channel was originated from a VoIP provider or not in real time. I'd like to use the callerid(num) to reverse match to the provider. Does anyone have a clue how I could do this? TIA Bart

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Steve Totaro
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Tilghman Lesher wrote: > On Sunday 21 December 2008 09:03:29 Mike wrote: >> I've explored two ways of working with the database, as far as dialplan >> goes. The first was using realtime, as described in the wiki, to store the >> dialplan. This became very messy

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Mike
Thanks, I appreciate getting the update on 1.6 with regards to the DB functions (and, for that matter, on the hints too). Wouldn't using "MYSQL Disconnect" handle the ressources as well (if, of course, called when needed)? About 1.6, would you know if the SIPPEER func now support sip realtime? It

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Sunday 21 December 2008 09:03:29 Mike wrote: > I've explored two ways of working with the database, as far as dialplan > goes. The first was using realtime, as described in the wiki, to store the > dialplan. This became very messy very quickly, as an SQL database isn't a > great support for th

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Sunday 21 December 2008 09:03:29 Mike wrote: > hints don't > quite work too unless they are in a conf file. That last issue seems to be > fixed in the latest 1.6, but I haven't tried it)... No, due to a technical limitation of how device states work, they will never work out of a database. Wh

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Steve Edwards
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008, Steve Howes wrote: > > On 21 Dec 2008, at 12:39, bilal ghayyad wrote: > >> I am interested in the inner working and I would like to go deep, so >> how can I start with letting asterisk work based on the database and >> work realtime? > > http://tinyurl.com/6t9x9b Cute. Much m

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Sunday 21 December 2008 04:14:58 Grey Man wrote: > On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 9:52 AM, bilal ghayyad wrote: > > Anyone knows if there is an Asterisk version that setup can be stored in > > Database instead of the configuration files (.conf)? > > Yes all current versions can. Take a look at Asteris

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 04:39:51AM -0800, bilal ghayyad wrote: > I am interested in the inner working and I would like to go deep, so > how can I start with letting asterisk work based on the database and > work realtime? An example PBX that is based on Asterisk and uses Real-Time (from a Postgr

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Philipp Kempgen
Steve Howes schrieb: > On 21 Dec 2008, at 12:39, bilal ghayyad wrote: > >> I am interested in the inner working and I would like to go deep, so >> how can I start with letting asterisk work based on the database and >> work realtime? > http://tinyurl.com/6t9x9b LOL Philipp Kempgen --

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Steve Totaro
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Mike wrote: > >> My suggestion would be to look at the Snom 300 (although they are very >> simplistic phones), the Polycom IP330 (I have > a feeling the 320s don't >> support PoE) or the Linksys phones. > > > > Polycom 320 does support PoE (I have a few deployed)

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Mike
> My suggestion would be to look at the Snom 300 (although they are very simplistic phones), the Polycom IP330 (I have > a feeling the 320s don't support PoE) or the Linksys phones. Polycom 320 does support PoE (I have a few deployed) but don't include the 10/100 switch. That is the only dif

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Mike
Bilal, I've explored two ways of working with the database, as far as dialplan goes. The first was using realtime, as described in the wiki, to store the dialplan. This became very messy very quickly, as an SQL database isn't a great support for the dialplan. It's (relatively) hard to modify, an

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Rob Hillis
Michael wrote: >> I bought it. The SPA962 went on ebay within 3 months of me buying it. >> I have a few grandstream 286's I like to use for traveling and placing >> in remote areas of an installation. >> > 3 months... that long? > Again I'm surprised. I've had no problems at all with the

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Michael
> One person's trash is another's treasure. > > I've used many linksys phones, including the SPA962 and found the > sound quality and usage to be simply sub-par. In several set-up's I > found the sound quality of a Grandstream 286 ATA to be much better > than a SPA962 IP phone. But, I agree in I f

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Michael
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:27:29 you wrote: > Michael wrote: > > My experience with Grandstream is that are one of the better 'cheap' > > ones, but cheap non the less. > > I am yet to run into a worse IP phone than the Grandstreams - although > having said that, I should say that I've always steered cl

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Fred Posner
On Dec 21, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Rob Hillis wrote: Michael wrote: My experience with Grandstream is that are one of the better 'cheap' ones, but cheap non the less. I am yet to run into a worse IP phone than the Grandstreams - although having said that, I should say that I've always steere

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Rob Hillis
Michael wrote: > My experience with Grandstream is that are one of the better 'cheap' ones, > but > cheap non the less. I am yet to run into a worse IP phone than the Grandstreams - although having said that, I should say that I've always steered clear of most of the Chinese "no-name" brand phon

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Steve Howes
On 21 Dec 2008, at 12:39, bilal ghayyad wrote: > I am interested in the inner working and I would like to go deep, so > how can I start with letting asterisk work based on the database and > work realtime? > > About AsteriskNow, it is licensed as I know. > > Regards > Bilal http://tinyurl.co

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread bilal ghayyad
I am interested in the inner working and I would like to go deep, so how can I start with letting asterisk work based on the database and work realtime? About AsteriskNow, it is licensed as I know. Regards Bilal --- On Sun, 12/21/08, Grey Man wrote: > From: Grey Man > Subject: Re: [asterisk

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Grey Man
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:57 AM, bilal ghayyad wrote: > Where this link? Did not see or receive any? > > In case of using database, how can I determine that my configuration be taken > from DB or from .conf files? Where this can be setted? And is it possible to > take confiruation from both? >

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Gordon Henderson
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008, Michael wrote: >> Mentioning costs, one might be tempted to mention "grandsteam", but for >> some people, those have a bad reputation, although i have two of thos >> phone for over two years without any problem.. >> >> OTOH, why not consider the Siemens A580-IP? >> Recently i

Re: [asterisk-users] SMS text messaging capabilities

2008-12-21 Thread Hans Witvliet
On Sat, 2008-12-20 at 19:27 +0200, Elliot Murdock wrote: > Hello! > > > What kind of sms text messaging capabilities does Asterisk have? > > I do not know very much about about SMS technology, but I am looking > for the following features: > > 1. mobile SIP devices can send and receive SMS mess

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Michael
> Mentioning costs, one might be tempted to mention "grandsteam", but for > some people, those have a bad reputation, although i have two of thos > phone for over two years without any problem.. > > OTOH, why not consider the Siemens A580-IP? > Recently i bought a package, containing the DECT-base

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread bilal ghayyad
Where this link? Did not see or receive any? In case of using database, how can I determine that my configuration be taken from DB or from .conf files? Where this can be setted? And is it possible to take confiruation from both? If any recorded added for DB, then I need to do a reload to become

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Hans Witvliet
On Sun, 2008-12-21 at 21:00 +1100, Mikel Lindsaar wrote: > Hello list, > > > I am doing some work for a non profit group. > > > As part of this, I am going to be putting in a 30 handset Asterisk > solution. We are trying to keep the costs down as much as possible, > as this job includes cabli

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 03:19:42AM -0800, bilal ghayyad wrote: > In case I have a web based interface, so some configuration are going > to be added via the web, I was looking to be inserted in the database. While Asterisk can read configuration directly from a DB, it means that you have to cook

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread bilal ghayyad
In case I have a web based interface, so some configuration are going to be added via the web, I was looking to be inserted in the database. What do u suggest a solution? Regards Bilal --- On Sun, 12/21/08, Steve Wofford wrote: > From: Steve Wofford > Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Asterisk

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOID phones

2008-12-21 Thread Michael
> As part of this, I am going to be putting in a 30 handset Asterisk > solution. We are trying to keep the costs down as much as possible, as this > job includes cabling, I am looking at POE solutions. > > On the switch side, I am considering something like some Netgear ProSafe > FS726TP 24 port s

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Grey Man
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 9:52 AM, bilal ghayyad wrote: > Anyone knows if there is an Asterisk version that setup can be stored in > Database instead of the configuration files (.conf)? > Yes all current versions can. Take a look at Asterisk Realtime http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+RealTim

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread k4rjj
Anyone know if the Cisco 7940 would work?Ronny   -- Original message from "Mikel Lindsaar" : -- Hello list, I am doing some work for a non profit group.As part of this, I am going to be putting in a 30 handset Asterisk solution.  We are trying to keep the costs

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 01:52:17AM -0800, bilal ghayyad wrote: > Hi All; > > Anyone knows if there is an Asterisk version that setup can be > stored in Database instead of the configuration files (.conf)? Err... this is basically supported as of 1.2 ("Real-Time", "ARA"). -- Tz

Re: [asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Steve Wofford
Linksys SPA900 Series IP phones are good and run on POE w/ the built in switch. The have both just make sure you get the ones w/ the switch inclusive. They have some cheap 1, 2, 4, 6 line phones. We have this setup w/ SRW2008MP (This is only 8 port, but have up to 48 port POE). This way you can

[asterisk-users] Good comparisons on cheaper VOIP phones

2008-12-21 Thread Mikel Lindsaar
Hello list, I am doing some work for a non profit group. As part of this, I am going to be putting in a 30 handset Asterisk solution. We are trying to keep the costs down as much as possible, as this job includes cabling, I am looking at POE solutions. On the switch side, I am considering someth

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread Steve Wofford
Why? Maybe I don't understand your needs. Is there some requirement you are trying to meet? Like tracking versions/changes who/what/when... .conf files are just text. Database files you would have to update by a database interface/program/query. Database are for relational data. Conf settings are

[asterisk-users] Asterisk and Dabatase

2008-12-21 Thread bilal ghayyad
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 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asteri

[asterisk-users] Outbound fax issues

2008-12-21 Thread Mikel Lindsaar
Hello all. I have the following setup: Fax machine | Sipura SPA-3120 | SIP 100BaseT | Asterisk 1.4 | IAX2 100BaseT | Asterisk 1.6 | ISDN PRI TE210P | Traditional Telco The fax lands on the Internal Asterisk 1.4 box, the sip config for this extension looks like: [35