[asterisk-users] Installed TDM02B - Problem when other end hangs up

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Lee Jenkins wrote:
> Stephen Bosch wrote:
>> Lee Jenkins wrote:
>>> I forgot to mention that the one thing that seems to be consistent is
>>> that I can get the zap line to reset and dialout again correctly by
>>> calling into the system on that zap line, dialing and extension and
>>> allowing the extension to hangup on the caller first.
>>>
>>> Then it will dial out again.  Odd.
>>
>> Well, not really -- when the extension hangs up, Asterisk knows the
>> channel has been abandoned and clears it.
>>
>> When the remote party hangs up first, the card doesn't tell Asterisk
>> that the channel is clear (because it doesn't know the caller has hung
>> up), so Asterisk has no idea and presumes it is unavailable.
>>
> 
> Interesting.  But if that was the case, wouldn't restarting asterisk 
> (#CLI restart now) clear the problem?  Because on my system, it does not 
> clear the problem, only a complete restart of the server seems to work. 
>  Well that and trying again some considerable time later which may or 
> may not work then.

Asterisk does not terminate active calls when doing a "reload".  I 
assume Asterisk thinks there is an active call on that port.