[Asterisk-Users] Ringtone when dialing

[Steve Totaro]

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> can anyone tell me when (or how) * starts generating ring tone when a
> call is made.  The reason I ask this is I have an E1 coming from a PBX
> into my * box (CVS 19/07/2005). I have some intermittent problems.
> 
> 1. Sometimes no ringtone is generated, so I dial a number, and the
> person answers, but you I did not hear it ring.
> 
> 2. Sometimes ringtone is being generated too early.  A call is placed
> from a phone, when it hits *, the caller already hears it ringing,
even
> before asterisk has sent the call out, via IAX or the the PSTN.
> 
> I dont even now how how to replicate the problems, it just happens,
> 
> Any suggestions,
> 
> thanks

Can you test between IAX and PSTN to see if it is happening on one but
not the other?  Also, check your dial statements and see if there is an
r in the string?

Thanks,
Steve