[Asterisk-Users] Dialed Number Identification in analog hunt group

[Jamie Carl]

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:48:55 -0500
  Don Pobanz <dpobanz at hastingsutilities.com> wrote:
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>On Tuesday, August 26, 2003 4:55 PM, Stephen R. Besch 
>[SMTP:sbesch at acsu.buffalo.edu] wrote:
>> Does anyone out there know if it is possible to discover 
>>the dialed
>> number when a line in an analog hunt group rings?  I 
>>can't get a
>> straight answer from our IT folks. We have a 5ess switch 
>>delivering 4
>> analog lines which are in a simple hunt group servicing 
>>our lab.  I
>> would like to have a different call attendant based on 
>>which number 
>is
>> dialed so that I can route the calls to the appropriate 
>>group.  I 
>know
>> that Asterisk can easily do this once I have the 
>>information to pass
>> into the dial plan.  The problem is getting the 
>>information.  While I
>> know that this is possible with T1, it is, 
>>unfortunately, a bit
>> overkill
>> for 4 lines. Anyone have any suggestions?
>
>If they are pots lines in a hunt group, you won't be able 
>to.
>
>If they are analog DID trunks then the dialed number 
>would be passed.
>
>My guess is you have pots lines and there is no way to 
>find out the 
>dialed number.
>
>Don Pobanz
>

Again, not near my asterisk box so I can't check this out, 
but is it possible to have the different ports drop into * 
in a different context for each line?  That way you could 
just set up an 's' extension in that context for the 
different attendants.

Regards,

Jamie Carl
Jazz Inc.
Email:  me at jazz-inc.net
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