[Asterisk-Users] Re: incoming fax x100p

[Francois]

I don't know, but can SIP devices handle fax transmissions?  Why are
you trying to send a fax to a SIP phone?

Francois


On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:31:06 +0000, Simon Chappell
<s.chappell at isnsuk.com> wrote:

>thanks for the help
>
>I have added exten => fax,1,Dial(SIP/2004) in my extensions.conf
>What i can see from the CLI is that asterisk is reporting fax detected 
>but no fax extension , have i got the syntax wrong or do i need to add 
>it elseware
>
>thanks again
>
>Simon
>
>Jim Sneeringer wrote:
>
>>There is a special extension, called "fax," that you use to specify where
>>you want incoming fax calls to go.  It detects faxes by the CNG tone and
>>sends them where you specify.  Here is an example:
>>
>> exten => fax,1,Dial(${Fax}) ; Use Zap channel for 2004 instead of ${Fax}
>>
>>There are some faxes that do not send CNG tones, so this will occasionally
>>fail for that reason. You might also send calls that time out to the fax
>>extension, or you can use distinctive ringing, as someone else suggested.
>>
>>Let me know how this works for you. I am still having trouble with garbled
>>fax transmissions once I get a connection to the fax, and I would be
>>interested in your experience sending and receiving faxes.
>>
>>Jim
>>

Thanks,

Francois