[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Docs

[Neil Cherry]

Kevin Walsh wrote:
> Neil Cherry [ncherry at comcast.net] wrote:
> 
>>OK, this may seem to be an obvious question but where do I find
>>the reference docs? I'm getting this error message:
>>
>>Timeout, but no rule 't' in context 'home'
>>
>>about this line:
>>
>>exten => 2201,1,Dial(${PHONES1},20,Ttm)
>>
>>I know the problem is with the 't' but I don't know what the
>>parameters mean. I looking for a man page basically.
>>
> 
> It has nothing to do with the 't' in your Dial().
> 
> The Dial() command docs can be found here:
> 
>     http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+cmd+dial

Ah, a key to the kingdom, thanks!

> The "predefined extension names" list, including 't', can be found in
> here:
> 
>     http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+config+extensions.conf
> 
> The 't' context is called when a timeout occurs.  You could get rid
> of the warning with the following:
> 
>     exten => t,1,Hangup
> 
> That would simply hang up the line when a timeout is detected.  You
> could do anything you like in there, of course.
> 
> This page could be helpful too:
> 
>     http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+cmd+ResponseTimeout

Thanks, it appears that I need to learn to use Wiki.

> The WiKi is your friend.

So far it hasn't been very friendly. I tried to to find a document
I printed out (it printed poorly). When I entered the document's
title it fail to list that link. I actually found it via google
(weird). I guess I need to learn a new way to think for searching
for Asterisk info. I'll learn. :-)

My current set of problems are just configuration problems. I'm not
used to the commands, how they work and what they do. I accidently
figured out 't' after I got an error about no 'i' for invalid
extensions. Right now I'm wrestling with a SJPhone and the
Grandstream. Both have their own annoyances but I figure * will
be able to work around most of those.

BTW, let me say thanks. I don't want everyone to think I'm
just complaining. It's more frustration with the steep learning
curve.

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