[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk switch => statement

[Eric Wieling]

Cool.

Now if I am on ast-1 and want to call 2200, which is a Zap interface on
the ast-1 then I have to define 2200 on ast-1 and can't put it in the
master/central dial plan on ast-2?

On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 12:34, Martin Pycko wrote:
> You're missing that then the IAX call will be started between ast1 and
> ast2 and you'll get connected to ast2 Zap/1
> 
> Martin
> 
> On 13 Jun 2003, Eric Wieling wrote:
> 
> > As I understand it (and my understanding is obviously incorrect) the
> > switch => statement sells the Asterisk box to resolve (aka lookup)
> > extensions by querying the remote Asterisk server defined in the switch
> > => statement.  The switch => statement is used to centralize dialplans.
> >
> > I've not used the switch => statement yet, I'm just trying to understand
> > the ramifications of using it before I try it and blow up my dial plan.
> >
> > Here's an example of a sample setup
> >
> > Asterisk Server ast-1
> >   switch => IAX/bobdobbs at ast-2
> >
> > Asterisk Server ast-2
> >   exten => 12010,1,Dial(Zap/1)
> >
> > If I'm on a device connected to ast-1 and I dial 12010 I assume ast-1
> > asks ast-2 to resolve the extension 12010, and I also assume that ast-2
> > returns "exten => 12010,1,Dial(Zap/1)" then ast-1 tries to Dial(Zap/1)
> > which is not an interface on ast-1 and the call fails.
> >
> > What information am I missing?
> >
> > --Eric
> >
> >
> >
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