[asterisk-users] Get sip response code

[Andreas van dem Helge]

On 5/16/07, Robert Lister <robl at linx.net> wrote:
>
> I was wondering if it is possible (in 1.2.x) to get the SIP response code
> back after doing Dial().
>
> Dial() seems to treat most call-setup problems as dialstatus CONGESTION, and
> some are NOANSWER, but I want to know the SIP response code, so I could
> return the right tones to the user, not just a congestion tone for every
> fault.
>
> Anyone know a way to find out that information, so I want the "604" out of this lot:

vim chan_sip.c
/Got SIP response

(Hint: there are a few references, they start around line 10.000)


> Or where do I need to look to find a SIP response code -> DIALSTATUS mapping?
> Are these configurable anywhere or are they hardcoded?

In app_dial.c all it does is:

                        pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "DIALSTATUS", status);

It shouldn't be too hard to add another variable for SIPDIALSTATUS or
whatever name you fancy.

> If I push the response code back to the handset (Cisco 7960) then it is even
> more unhelpful as it uses the same error message for all SIP error type
> response codes: "Reorder" but does not tell you why the call failed to set
> up. If it actually put the SIP response error on the display, that would be
> good, but it doesn't. (at least SIP 8.6 and prior software versions)
>

That seems like a bug you should address with the vendor.