[asterisk-users] BLF functionality

[Dave Fullerton]

Sean Dennis wrote:
>> I find it amazing how often I find myself stuck on a problem and then 
>> someone else posts a question about it to the list. I am in the same 
>> boat with the OP (although I never thought to test incoming calls until 
>> I read his message). If I call a phone it will show busy, however if I 
>> make a call from that phone it still shows as idle. I've set call-limit 
>> and limitonpeers and restarted asterisk but still no joy. What am I 
>> missing? I'm running 1.4.21.2
>>
>> Relevant sip.conf:
>>
>> [lan-soundpointip](!)
>> type=friend
>> host=dynamic
>> disallow=all
>> allow=ulaw
>> dtmfmode=rfc2833
>> qualify=no
>> call-limit=10
>> limitonpeers=yes
>>
>> [3900](lan-soundpointip)
>> username=3900
>> secret=sdjghdfkjhgdf
>> context=phone-operator
>> callerid=Operator <3900>
>>
>> [3917](lan-soundpointip)
>> username=3917
>> secret=dfkghdjfhdkfd
>> context=phone-isdept
>> callerid=Dave Fullerton <3917>
>> mailbox=3117
>>
>>   
> In my general section of my sip.conf I have:
> 
> allowsubscribe=yes
> notifyringing=yes
> limitonpeer=yes
> notifyhold=yes
> 
> and it works both ways.
> 

The problem was I had limitonpeers in the wrong place. I didn't have it 
set in the [general] section, only on the peers/users. If I had bothered 
to search the sample sip.conf file before hand I would have seen that.

Thanks.

-Dave