[Asterisk-Users] Dial through IAX to FWD

[Andrew C. Brown]

Walid Azab wrote:
> 
> Hi..
>  
> I am trying to do something but it is giving me some hard time here. I
> have an IAX2 trunk to FWD which is registered and working just fine. I
> have =>* 011|. *as my dial pattern to allow that. But if I want to dial
> a toll free number I would have to  dial 011*1800XXXXXXX
>  
> What trunk dial rule should I use to enable anyone to call a toll free
> number by simply dialing 1800XXXXXX instead of having to dial
> 011*1800XXXXXXX?
> 
>  
> Thanks
> 

You have to start the string with an underscore '_' if you want asterisk
to evaluate it as a generalized pattern.

If I am understanding correctly what you want:

=> _1800|.,1,Dial(IAX/yourFWDidstring/${EXTEN},60,r)

=> _011|.,1 Dial(IAX/yourFWDidstring/${EXTEN:3},60,r)

Anything beginning with 011 would be routed out FWD with the number
following 011 since ${EXTEN:3} represents what the user dialed but with
the first three digits stripped off. Anything beginning with 1800 would
be routed out FWD with the 1800 number exactly as dialed.