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[Jan Rychter]

>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Meyers <steve-asterisk at spamwiz.com> writes:
 Steve> On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 12:04, Jan Rychter wrote:
 >> I'm also hearing this, with an analog phone (connected to an
 >> S100U). Rather annoying.
 >>
 >> Incoming calls have an entirely different problem for me, a
 >> disastrous 5-8 second crackling/clicking sound, which seems to go
 >> quiet a while after you start speaking. The other side doesn't hear
 >> it, but it makes you miss the beginning of a call, e.g. you usually
 >> don't know who's calling :-/ This happens in a phone -> S100U -> *
 >> -> * -> X100P -> PSTN setup, when somebody is calling from the PSTN.

 Steve> The first server that I set up asterisk on had the same problem.
 Steve> I was using BudgeTones and a couple X100P's.  Internal calls had
 Steve> no echo, etc, but calls over the X100P's had tons of echo for
 Steve> 10-15 sec.  We also got a beeping sound.

 Steve> However, since the problem didn't seem widespread among X100P
 Steve> users, we decided it might be our server hardware, which while
 Steve> decent spec wise, was on the cheap end quality wise.  We got
 Steve> some nicer hardware, and the problem went away.

Any chance you could describe the hardware? Was it a Via-based board?

I have a setup where I use two *'s, both on Via boards. One is a
Mini-ITX and the other is a full-form motherboard.

Would interrupt-sharing between the X100P and another card cause this
problem? (there is simply no way to avoid it on some hardware!)

--J.