[Asterisk-Users] Pass-thru port on X100P Clone

Aaron Martin listasterisk at comtek.co.nz
Mon Sep 27 14:57:39 MST 2004


Ok I already have a Cisco ATA-186 running SIP firmware, can I do dial-up
through this?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Walsh" <kevin at cursor.biz>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
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Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Pass-thru port on X100P Clone


> Aaron Martin [listasterisk at comtek.co.nz] wrote:
> > (Article auto-converted from unnecessary HTML to nice plain text.)
> >
> > I am using 2 X100P clone cards in my asterisk system, and have one phone
> > line plugged into the 'line' port of each card.
> >
> > On one of the cards, I also have a cable plugged into the 'phone' port
> > and this cable is then connected to the modem on my PC so that I can use
> > it for dial-up.
> >
> > I thought that this would then allow me to do dial-up and at the same
> > time it would lock the port so that the asterisk server would not be
able
> > to give this line to users for outbound calls.
> >
> > However, when I connect to the internet, the asterisk server thinks that
> > an incoming phone call is in place, so it answers the call.  This then
> > causes my internet connection to get cut off.
> >
> > Am I not meant to use the 'phone' port on these cards?  Do I just have
to
> > connect the dial-up modem 'upstream' of the asterisk server, and hope
> > that no-one tries to make an outgoing call on that line while I am
> > connected to the internet?
> >
> You are not meant to use the 'phone' port at all.  That port is simply
> hard-wired to the 'line' port to allow you to connect an "emergency use"
> phone.  This phone will always have access to the line - even if the
> server/power fails.  Using the 'phone' port will not lock the 'line'
> port.
>
> You could replace one of the X100Ps with a Sipura SPA-3000, which comes
> with one FXO and one FXS.  You should be able to plug your modem into the
> FXS port and dial out via the FXO (in theory).
>
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