[Asterisk-Users] Telco POTS -> FXO ?

[steve at daviesfam.org]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Neil Cherry wrote:

> Kanuri, Seshu (Company IT) wrote:
> > Correct. Line as in "Wall Jack" not as in "Phone". You have to connect
> > your FXO card with a RJ11 cable between your telephone wall socket and
> > the RJ11 Port in the FXO card.
> 
> OK good, I think I have an FXO card (the wcfxo module installs and
> ztcfg -vv gives no errors with this one). The reason I'm so confused
> is that without asterisk running, only wcfxo, zaptel and crc_ccitt
> insmod'd, I can pick up the pots line phone (on the phone jack and
> telco pots line on wall/line) and I hear tone (not the telco tone
> or at least tone riding on the telco tone). When I dial a phone
> (w/CID unit, not on asterisk) I get a busy tone and a ringing!.
> Eventually I get the answering machine and the busy signal.
> 
> OK, I found the problem! The card must be bad, maybe the pair
> is reversed. When I power down the server (power off, ac cable
> disconnected) I still get the tone! I've had enough of this I
> think I'll get another card maybe the TDM400P and an FXO to start
> with. ARGH!


Complete flyer, but disconnect all other devices on the line.
And: if this is a line with ADSL on it, make sure you have a filter.

Steve