[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk asterisk => statement

[Mark Spencer]

Yes, that's right, but you might need to use:

switch => IAX2/user:pass at host/context

Mark

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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