[asterisk-users] X100P pass through questions

[John Novack]

Mike Wright wrote:
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> Just purchased a Motorola Wildcard X100P 
Most probably you will be disappointed.
> and installed it into a clone PC running Fedora Core 6. 
Another disappointment

Not to begin a religious argument, but CentOS 4 or 5 would be a better 
choice.
Search the list archives for reported issues.
>  Analog telephone plugged into "PASS THRU" and
> phone line plugged into "FXO".
>   
Make sure Tip and Ring are not reversed with this card, or a bad modular 
to modular card made so that T&R are NOT reversed.

> With PC on or off:
>
> When analog phone is off hook I can hear dialtone but cannot dial out.
>   
Here I assume you mean DTMF dialing.
IS the phone of an age that it is sensitive to line polarity reversal?
Most modern phones have built in polarity guard, but older POTS sets did 
not.
> When I press any button the dialtone quiets to barely audible 
The dial pad normally mutes audio to the ear so the necessary loud DTMF 
towards the network isn't objectionable. There is also usually a 
limiting varistor on the receiver as well.
> but the button pressed generates no tone; on button release dialtone returns.
>   
Sure sounds like polarity reversal.
> Loathe to go messing with something that could fry 1)me, Doubtful  2)my new FXO card,  A blessing.  3)my pc, Normal cautions will prevent that happening. 4)the telco,  VERY WELL PROTECTED, not going to happen.etc, etc.
>
> Anybody feel up to helping a noobie?
>   
Buy yourself a Sangoma A200 card, save your configuration files, install 
CentOS 4 or 5 and use the X100 as a paperweight. I suppose it is OK for 
a timing source, but not much more.

My opinions, worth what you paid for them.

John Novack

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