[asterisk-users] Transferring Unanswered Calls

[Steve Totaro]

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Raúl Gómez C. <nachogomez at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I'm wondering if it's possible to transfer a call that is still ringing??? I
> Have some Grandstream GXP-2000 and with the TRNF button it's impossible. So,
> I've configured some keys to transfer the calls like this:
>
>  [featuremap]
>  blindxfer => #2            ; Blind transfer  (default is #)
>  disconnect => *0        ; Disconnect  (default is *)
>  ;automon => *1            ; One Touch Record a.k.a. Touch Monitor
>  atxfer => *2            ; Attended transfer
>
> But the transfer doesn't work at all this way (that's another problem).
>
> In the config file "features.conf" are some commented lines just above the
> feature map that said:
>
> ; Note that the DTMF features listed below only work when two channels have
> answered and are bridged together.
>  ; They can not be used while the remote party is ringing or in progress. If
> you require this feature you can use
> ; chan_local in combination with Answer to accomplish it.
>
> But I don't have a clue how to use chan_local in combination with Answer to
> accomplish it.
>
> Does anybody knows how to do that???, with the transfer button preferably...
>
> Thanks a lot...
>
> --
> Raul
> Linux Counter #156439


http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk+local+channels

Seems like that should clue you in pretty well.

Thanks,
Steve Totaro