Actually it was the 'call-limit' option which needed to have some value more than 0. By default the realtime extensions have it set to 0, and there was no such field in `sip-buddies` table. So I created it in `sip_buddies` and set it to 50, and now hints work just perfectly fine as they should. The only downside is that I have to enter static lines like "exten => 222,hint,SIP/222" for all the extensions under a separate context, as it looks like they can't be assigned as variables in extensions.ael or extensions.conf. I haven't tried putting them in the `extensions` table, but the documentation says hints don't work for contexts in `extensions` table. Any ideas?<br>
<br>--<br>Zeeshan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Philipp Kempgen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:philipp.kempgen@amooma.de" target="_blank">philipp.kempgen@amooma.de</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Zeeshan Zakaria schrieb:<br>
<div>> Actually BLF works fine on one system with Asterisk 1.4.22-4 but not on the<br>
> other one with Asterisk 1.4.18. Both have exact same sip.conf and<br>
> extensions.conf, same extension numbers. Is there anything else which could<br>
> effect it. The one on which it doesn't work is on a virtual machine, on a<br>
> virtual network.<br>
<br>
</div>Try to narrow down the problem. I.e. try Asterisk 1.4.22-4 on<br>
a virtual machine or Asterisk 1.4.18 on physical hardware.<br>
<div><div></div><div><br>
> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Philipp Kempgen<br>
> <<a href="mailto:philipp.kempgen@amooma.de" target="_blank">philipp.kempgen@amooma.de</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Zeeshan Zakaria schrieb:<br>
>> > I need to make use of BLF feature on Aastra 6757i phones but its an<br>
>> Asterisk<br>
>> > 1.4 using realtime architecture. Extensions<br>
>><br>
>> "extensions" == sip.conf peers?<br>
>><br>
>> > are defined in realtime database<br>
>> > and dial plan is in AEL. I am able to correctly setup hints in the<br>
>> dialplan,<br>
>> > but they don't work. Did some research and found out that hints don't<br>
>> work<br>
>> > work with realtime extensions.<br>
>><br>
>> They do, if rtcachefriends is enabled in sip.conf.<br>
>><br>
>> > Is there any work around?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On voip-info I read that Snom phones can use BLF without using hints.<br>
>><br>
>> Huh?<br>
>><br>
>> > Is it<br>
>> > possible to do similar on Aastra phones?<br>
>><br>
>> Carlos Chavez schrieb:<br>
>> > You need to enable rtcachefriends=yes in sip.conf<br>
>><br>
>> Zeeshan Zakaria schrieb:<br>
>> > It is already enabled in sip.conf.<br>
>><br>
>> All I can say is that "it should work". :-)<br>
<br>
<br>
Philipp Kempgen<br>
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