Fwd: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Fax support?

[Mark Spencer]

Asterisk cannot detect a fax until *after* the line is answered.  You'll
need to answer the line and then dial if you want to use that feature.

Mark

On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Darrell Eldridge wrote:

> I can't seem to make the fax detection work.  Here's
> an excerpt from zapata.conf:
>
>    signalling=fxs_ks
>    group=0
>
>    context => guestaccess
>    channel => 47-48
>
> and from extensions.conf:
>
>    [guestaccess]
>    include => incomingmain
>
>    [incomingmain]
>    exten => s,1,Dial,Zap/1&Zap/9&Zap/10&Zap/11|24
>    exten => s,2,Voicemail,u7000
>    exten => s,3,Hangup
>    exten => fax,1,Dial,Zap/3
>
> When I dial in, Asterisk simply rings Zap channels 1,
> 9, 10, and 11, whether it's a fax or non-fax call.
> What am I missing?
>
> Thanks,
>
> D.
>
>
> --- Martin Pycko <martinp at digium.com> wrote:
> > From: Martin Pycko <martinp at digium.com>
> > To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Fax support?
> > Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:41:48 -0600 (CST)
> >
> > let's say you have one T1 span configured like this
> > in zapata.conf
> >
> > context=incoming
> > group = 1
> > channel => 1-23
> >
> > then in extensions.conf
> > [incoming]
> > exten => fax,1,Dial,Zap/25	#FXS port that fax is
> > plugged to
> > exten => _XXXXXXXXX,1,... (the rest)
> >
> > when asterisk detects fax tones on incoming call
> > it's going
> > to look for fax extension in the channel context. If
> > it finds
> > it then the fax call is going to be routed according
> > to
> > the fax extension rule.
> >
> > regards
> > Martin
> >
> > On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, Gene Kochanowsky wrote:
> >
> > > Is there any way to receive and send faxes using a
> > T100 card? If so how is it done?
> > >
> > > Gene Kochanowsky
> > > Solution Sciences, Inc.
> > >
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