[Asterisk-Users] Re: no ring on inbound SIP calls

[Eric Wieling]

Rich Adamson wrote:

>>>>On incoming SIP calls, the caller just gets silence instead of ringing
>>>>until *  answers the channel.   Is this a configuration issue on my
>>>>end?
>>>>
>>>>Chris
>>>>
>>>
>>>Correction, this is true for both IAX and SIP incoming calls on my
>>>system.  I have IAX setup with teliax and SIP with livevoip.
>>>
>>
>>Hmm, I did not realize that the Ringing command can be used before the
>>call is answered, I thought it could only be used after it was
>>answered.  Putting the Ringing command at the top of the extension
>>fixed my problem.
> 
> 
> I don't believe an iax -> sip call is considered answered until the
> sip phone picks up. Therefore, the "r" option instructs asterisk to
> provide ringback tone until the sip does answer. (That's not necessarily
> true with some other channels though.)

No.  "r" instructs Asterisk to provide a fake ringback tone.  If you 
need "r" then something is seriously wrong.  Asterisk will always 
provide rinback tones when it thinks it should.

--Eric


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