[Asterisk-Users] RE: Asterisk-Users digest, Vol 1 #3147 - 14 msgs

[Chris Jones]

Mark,
       Are you using a cross over cable? Also do you have an answer step in 
your * Context?

Chris
>
>Message: 5
>From: "Mark Messmore, Technical Support, University Telcom Inc." 
><mark at utionline.net>
>To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
>Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:22:18 -0500
>Subject: [Asterisk-Users] T100P and outbound calls.
>Reply-To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>
>Hey all.  We've just recently purchased a T100P in order to provide VoIP
>to a remote office.  We've interfaced it with a DS1-formatter on our
>Mitel GX5000 switch.  I realize that plugging the * PBX into this class
>5 switch isn't the best situation to have in the world...but hey it's
>what we've got.  We've just been having a couple of problems which I
>believe to be related, but can't figure out.
>
>First of all, outgoing calls fail.  The * box shows that it is dialing
>out, assigned to the proper group, however I never hear anything.  The
>call will sit there idle as long as I allow it to.  If I look at the
>status on the GX5000, it shows that channel as being "blocked", but will
>go back to "idle" the moment I hang up.  Unfortunately I can't (it's
>possible but requires equipment that we don't have) monitor the GX to
>see what is happening when I place the call from the * box.
>
>The second problem, which I think to be caused by the same issue, has to
>do with hearing a ring.  When placing a call from the outside that
>travels over that T1, to the * box, I can see the call being directed to
>the proper SIP location, it shows the phone as "ringing", and indeed the
>phone at the "receiving" end of the line is ringing.  However the caller
>does not hear the ring...only dead air.  While I know this is not a
>major issue, I'm sure it will lead some to believe that the call is not
>getting through since they don't hear the ringing on their phone.
>
>No I don't have a ton of experience with this stuff...but I am picking
>up a lot of concepts rather quickly...so please bear with me.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Mark
>

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