[Asterisk-Users] IAXphone -> ip address -> extension number.

[Rich Adamson]

> >>>>>If you don't mind, can you explain me a little more the ztcfg problem. My
> >>>>>experience with that is null, but I need to setup a box for testing purposes
> >>>>>only, and I don't want to but a TDM card only for make it work.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I know people that has asterisk running on SIP that don't use zaptel &
> >>>>>Zapata just they do sip also to their provider (which is not my my case) but
> >>>>>I never did that.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>So I plan to install it with Ztdummy on top of FC2.
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>FWIW, I've been running asterisk on a RHv9 laptop (for client demo 
> >>>purposes), connecting it via iax to our office system, and never
> >>>worried about ztdummy, etc. Obviously, the laptop has no zap cards.
> >>>This demo never includes meetme, etc.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>I'm not actually surprised. In the Makefile you'll see somewhere around 
> >>line 61 that ztdummy is commented out and, if you *want* ztdummy, you 
> >>should remove the "#" before running make linux26.
> >>However, if you follow through the use of the variable names, you will 
> >>see that ztdummy is suffiex anyway so whether you comment it in or out, 
> >>ztdummy gets compiled.
> >>It would me interesting to do an "lsmod | grep z" on your laptop to see 
> >>if zaptel & ztdummy are loaded.
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I also have a backup system (to our office system) running RHv9, and
> >>>it connects and functions just fine to the primary office system
> >>>via iax. Sip phones work fine on this backup system as well.
> >>>
> >>>That backup system was just recently replaced with an FC3 system, and
> >>>I have no doubt whatsoever it will function just fine without zap
> >>>cards although that system has not yet been configured or tested.
> >>>
> >>>So, don't be too concerned with making ztdummy (etc) function unless
> >>>you truly want to support those asterisk apps that need it (eg, meetme
> >>>and whatever else the wiki points out).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>(I seem to remember IAX needed timing, which is why I was on the ztdummy 
> >>mission - no cards in my testbox either.)
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Okay, just fired up the laptop and it registered with our office
> >system just fine using iax2. 
> >
> >The laptop is RHv9 with cvs-head from 4/25/05 with no modifications of
> >any sort. The lsmod lists zaptel only, Used = 0, and no ztdummy listed.
> >
> >
> Hmmm - interesting.
> I did an rmmod on both ztdummy and zaptel and then fired up asterisk.
> I could still make a call from 1 extension to another, but both 
> music_on_hold *and* IAX2 complained about timing (but I could still make 
> the call!!). I haven't played with MOH yet, so I dont know if the sound 
> will work or be choppy.

It's been awhile, but MOH and Meetme are two apps/functions that do
require zap timing. There might be other apps as well, I just don't
recall which (if any) but they are likely listed on the wiki.