[Asterisk-Users] overriding DTMF and codec from dialplan?

[Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk]

>>> is it possible, from an agi script or directly in extensions.conf, 
>>> to override the DTMF and codec settings?
>>
>> to answer my own question
>> SetVar(SIP_CODEC=g726)
>> allowed me to force g726, but only on outgoing calls.
>> when dialling in from the iax server, I do the same, setting the 
>> codec etc, but this does not work. sip show channels only shows the 
>> channel using alaw
>
> Change this into SetVar(_SIP_CODEC=g726) and it will work.

you sure?

sipgw1:/usr/src/asterisk # grep -r _SIP_CODEC .
sipgw1:/usr/src/asterisk #

roy