[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup

Joe Antkowiak joe at jsci.net
Wed Jul 2 12:12:54 MST 2003


How do you tell asterisk to detect for fax tones?

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From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steven
Critchfield
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:55 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup

On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 13:34, Jim Archer wrote:
> Hi All...
> 
> I have a maddening problem...
> 
> I have Asterisk configured to pick up a line after 4 rings.  I do this to 
> allow my fax machine to pick up a particular distinctive ring pattern, so
I 
> don't have to pay for a dedicated fax line.
> 
> If someone calls the line, lets it ring 3 times and then hangs up,
Asterisk 
> answers the line, and holds it off hook forever, constantly playing the 
> prompts.
> 
> My hardware is 2 X100P cards.
> 
> Any ideas?

Get a TDM10B, cancel your distinctive ring, and let asterisk answer
immediately and detect fax tones and forward it to your fax machine.
-- 
Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>

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