[Asterisk-Users] Sangoma A101 + Rhino channelbank

[Felician CHELU]

Hi,

This is exactly what I did - the Sangoma tech support responded fast.
They even installed themselves the driver once I gave them access to my
machine.
I bugged the tech guy (Alex Feldman) for a couple of days, but he acted
quite nice trying to solve the problem.

It seems it was 2 problems:
    1. First it was the t1 cable - both  A101 and Rhino channelbank comes
with a straight t1 cable, but to connect those two YOU NEED A CROSS CABLE.
    if you don't have one, you need to "manufacture" one.
    Here is the pin-out diagram
    1-4
    2-5
    3-3
    4-1
    5-2
    6-6
    7-7
    8-8

    2. Second, I put only the Sangoma A101 card in the system and loaded the
driver. I configured  as follows
        in zaptel.conf
        span=1,1,0,esf,b8zs
        fxols=1-24

        in zapata.conf
        signalling=fxo_ls
        channel => 1-24
        NOTE: dont try to configure signalling for each channel because it
won't work write first the signalling part (the two lines above) an then you
can come with additional things for each channel (like context, callerid
etc)

    I experienced a very strange incompatibility: after making the
configuration work, I tried to add a Digium TE100P card in the same
computer.
  Once I add the card in the system, then it is not working anymore. I tried
to put the card in each available pci slot, I started only wanrouter and
asterisk, without starting the zaptel driver, but still no result.
Once I take out the Digium from computer and restart then everything is
working. To solve the problem (bcause i need the e1 to connect to telco) I
use two machines - one with the Digium  and second with Sangoma. I connected
the machines with IAX.


Felician CHELU,
IT Manager
Intertel Communications
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mattf" <mattf at vicimarketing.com>
To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'"
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 4:34 PM
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Sangoma A101 + Rhino channelbank


> Keep on bugging the Sangoma guys, I know they are working on several RBS
T1
> issues right now(They called me Friday to go over a few things) They just
> need help from users like you and I to find the bugs in their drivers.
>
> Have you tried any other signalling types other than LOOP?
>
> MATT---
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felician CHELU [mailto:tehnic at intertel.ro]
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:52 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Sangoma A101 + Rhino channelbank
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I have Asterisk 1.0.6 - I  try to setup Sangoma A101 T1 board together
with
> the Rhino fxs chanelbank.
> Things done:
>         -  T1 cross cable = I have carrier, signalling and framnig leds on
> the channelbank green.
>         - channelbank configuration:
>                     t1 - Proto: LOOP  Frame: esf  Clock: slave   Coding:
> b8zs
>                     channels(analog) : Function:A-fxs    Mode:loop
>         - zaptel.conf
>                 span=2,1,0,esf,b8zs
>                 fxols=32-55
>                 (i have a span 1 with a digium e1)
>         - zapata.conf
>                 .... signalling=fxo_ls
>         - wanpipe1.conf
>
> [devices]
> wanpipe1 = WAN_AFT, Comment
>
> [interfaces]
> w1g1 = wanpipe1, , TDM_VOICE, Comment
>
> [wanpipe1]
> CARD_TYPE       = AFT
> S514CPU         = A
> CommPort        = PRI
> AUTO_PCISLOT    = NO
> PCISLOT         = 10
> PCIBUS          = 2
> FE_MEDIA        = T1
> FE_LCODE        = B8ZS
> FE_FRAME        = ESF
> FE_LINE         = 1
> TE_CLOCK        = MASTER
> ACTIVE_CH       = ALL
> TE_HIGHIMPEDANCE        = NO
> LBO             = 0DB
> INTERFACE       = V35
> CLOCKING        = EXTERNAL
> BaudRate        = 0
> MTU             = 1500
> UDPPORT         = 9000
> TTL             = 255
> IGNORE_FRONT_END = NO
>
> [w1g1]
> PROTOCOL        = HDLC
> HDLC_STREAMING  = YES
> ACTIVE_CH       = ALL
> IDLE_FLAG       = 0x7E
> MTU             = 1500
> MRU             = 1500
> TDMV_SPAN       = 2
> TDMV_ECHO_OFF   = NO
> MULTICAST       = NO
> TRUE_ENCODING_TYPE      = NO
>
>
> I already called Sangoma and Rhino support, but after hours of long
distance
> call conversation the problem is still not solved. Finnaly, a guy from
Rhino
> told me that their "asterisk expert" (which was not avaliable) knows about
> this problem and that it is that the sangoma driver is not communicating
> with asterisk.
>
> The wanrouter starts ok, after ztcfg I see the channels configured.
> The problem: i don't have dialtone on phones.
>
> Question: When i enter zttoll, if i go to the sangoma span and I make
"loop"
> then it freezes. Is it normal?
>
> If someone has experienced this combination and made it work please give
me
> a sign.
>
> Thank you.
>
> PS:
>
> Felician
>
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