[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk, X-Lite, and * and # keys

[Karl Brose]

Try turning on pedantic mode in sip.conf
pedantic=yes
My X-tens only encode for the # (pound)  character, not the '*'



Stanley Cline wrote:

>Has anyone else had issues with Asterisk rejecting calls from X-Lite
>softphones when the dialed number contains the * or # keys (e.g., dial #86 on
>X-Lite "keypad" and then press "send", and Asterisk rejects the call with a
>404 error)?
>
>It turns out that X-Lite isn't sending the actual * and # characters, but is
>converting them to hex, and Asterisk doesn't like it:
>
>(X-Lite build 1103m, doesn't work)
>From: Cline W S Jr <sip:112 at pbx.dnw.roamer1.net>;tag=528200022
>To: <sip:%2386 at pbx.dnw.roamer1.net>
>         ^^^
>(Sipura SPA-2000 w/ firmware 2.0.10(e), works)
>From: Cline W S Jr <sip:111 at pbx.dnw.roamer1.net>;tag=a7b8c513a0ee55aco0
>To: <sip:#86 at pbx.dnw.roamer1.net>
>         ^
>(I'm running the most current stable build of Asterisk, obtained via CVS a few
>days ago.)
>
>Any suggestions on what to do here, short of not using the * and # keys in my
>dial plan?  ;)
>
>Thanks,
>-SC
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