[Asterisk-Users] Distortion/crackling/skipping problems on outgoing calls -- please help!!!

[Robert Geller]

Brian Capouch wrote:

> Robert Geller wrote:
>
>>
>> At this point, I'm thinking that it could be a matter of bad cabling 
>> or something. The Cat5 cable that's running the 8 or so feet from my 
>> PC to my router is homemade by me, and many people do report problems 
>> with homemade cables. I may not have made it exactly right, or the 
>> untwisted segment may be longer than 1/2", which supposedly causes 
>> distortion and interference. Perhaps I ought to run out and buy a 
>> couple factory-made cables to test the difference, if any, between them.
>>
>
> I had a problem with the precise behavior you describe in your earlier 
> mail.
>
> For me, the solution came when I discovered that my Ethernet card and 
> my sound card were sharing an interrupt.
>
> I moved the Ethernet card around until it got a different IRQ, and the 
> problem vanished instantly.
>
> YMMV.
>
> B.
>
>
Wow, very interesting. Thank you so much! BTW, regarding YMMV, did you 
have a separate, dedicated sound card? I don't -- it's integrated into 
my motherboard. Would this still apply? Of course, there are still ports 
in the back for in, out, and a mic, so it may still apply, but my 
Ethernet card is way down on the second-to-last PCI port, so would this 
still apply?

Again, thanks very much for your support, and if you think this may 
still apply to my setup, I will definitely try what you recommended.