[asterisk-users] how to check the status of a channel

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Marcus Carlson wrote:
> Thomas Artner skrev:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I have two extensions (25 and 26, and so two phones) for one person in
>> an office.
>> I can dial 25 or 26 and always both extensions are ringing. Thats okay!
>>
>> exten => 25,1,Dial(Sip/25&Sip/26)
>> exten => 26,1,Dial(Sip/25&Sip/26)
>>
>> The problem with this solution is, if the person is talking on one phone
>> and 25 or 26 is called from anywhere, the other phone is ringing.
>>
>> But I would like a busy signal if the person is talking on one of these
>> two phones.
>>
>> How could I do that in the dialplan? I couldn't find something to check
>> whether one of these two channels is busy or not.
>>
>> Any suggestions for me?
>>
>> thx,
>> Thomas
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> 
> This might be what you're seeking; 
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk+cmd+ChanIsAvail

If the phone rings, then the channel IS available.  The solution is to 
disable call waiting on the SIP device.


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