[asterisk-users] Need help getting started with asterisk

[Paul Hales]

I would be very surprised if your modem is supported by Asterisk - but I
suppose it's worth a try.

What does 'zap show status' and 'zap show channels' show in the Asterisk
CLI?

PaulH


On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 21:13 -0600, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> I am new to asterisk.  I need help getting started, if it's even worth
> getting started.  I say if it's worth getting started because I'm not
> sure if my hardware will even work with asterisk.  I have a US ROBOTICS
> 56K V.90 PCI SOFT MODEM.  I have standard twisted pair telephone wire.
> I can't afford to alter my hardware.  I know I won't be able to do any
> sophistocated VoIP stuff.  All I want is for asterisk to provide caller
> ID information for my Gentoo box and to drop calls for certain phone
> numbers I specify.  Someone on the Gentoo list told me that for the
> caller ID bit I should check my modem's manual to find out how; my modem
> did not come with a manual.  I've emerged asterisk on my Gentoo system,
> as well as the zaptel driver package.  I issued /etc/init.d/asterisk
> start and confirmed with ps that it was running.  I got a command
> console with asterisk -r.  I then called my home line that the computer
> is plugged into from my cell phone.  I heard my wife's cordless ringing
> in the other room, and I heard some breaks on the phone line, but
> nothing else.  I let it ring ten times.  What would I have to do to get
> asterisk to realize that the PC is connected to the phone line?  I know
> it is because I can dial out with kppp.  Also, I've been trying to
> follow the AsteriskTFOT.pdf file.  On page 79 it says to add a few lines
> to /etc/zaptel.conf and then modprobe wctdm.  I did that.  I then
> ran /sbin/ztcnf -vv to make sure everything was right.  I got this:
> 
> camille ~ # modprobe wctdm
> camille ~ # /sbin/ztcfg -vv
> 
> Zaptel Configuration
> ======================
> 
> 
> Channel map:
> 
> Channel 02: FXS Kewlstart (Default) (Slaves: 02)
> 
> 1 channels configured.
> 
> ZT_CHANCONFIG failed on channel 2: No such device or address (6)
> 
> What does that mean?  What device was it looking for?  Please help!
> -Michael Sullivan-
> 
> 
> 
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