[asterisk-users] How to use SIP hints and BLF for realtime extensions on Aastra phones?

[Philipp Kempgen]

Zeeshan Zakaria schrieb:
> Actually BLF works fine on one system with Asterisk 1.4.22-4 but not on the
> other one with Asterisk 1.4.18. Both have exact same sip.conf and
> extensions.conf, same extension numbers. Is there anything else which could
> effect it. The one on which it doesn't work is on a virtual machine, on a
> virtual network.

Try to narrow down the problem. I.e. try Asterisk 1.4.22-4 on
a virtual machine or Asterisk 1.4.18 on physical hardware.

> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Philipp Kempgen
> <philipp.kempgen at amooma.de>wrote:
> 
>> Zeeshan Zakaria schrieb:
>> > I need to make use of BLF feature on Aastra 6757i phones but its an
>> Asterisk
>> > 1.4 using realtime architecture. Extensions
>>
>> "extensions" == sip.conf peers?
>>
>> > are defined in realtime database
>> > and dial plan is in AEL. I am able to correctly setup hints in the
>> dialplan,
>> > but they don't work. Did some research and found out that hints don't
>> work
>> > work with realtime extensions.
>>
>> They do, if rtcachefriends is enabled in sip.conf.
>>
>> > Is there any work around?
>> >
>> > On voip-info I read that Snom phones can use BLF without using hints.
>>
>> Huh?
>>
>> > Is it
>> > possible to do similar on Aastra phones?
>>
>> Carlos Chavez schrieb:
>> > You need to enable rtcachefriends=yes in sip.conf
>>
>> Zeeshan Zakaria schrieb:
>> > It is already enabled in sip.conf.
>>
>> All I can say is that "it should work".  :-)


    Philipp Kempgen
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