[asterisk-users] mismatched callerid on phone and CDR ?

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Wednesday 15 October 2008 10:26:50 Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
> For some calls (usally telemarketers) entering through a BRI zap channel
> I somtimes notice the callerid on my polycom 601 phone and the CDR's
> 'src' field don't match. They are even totally different. And the
> displayed callerid is nowhere to be seen in the CDR record.
>
> Is there a rational explanation?

The ANI and CallerID do not necessarily have to match; they just generally
do.  The src field reflects the ANI, if set, with a fallback to CallerID
number, if not.

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Tilghman