[asterisk-users] asterisk-users Digest, Vol 72, Issue 82

[Nasir Javaid]

thanks for your reply but i think ${BRIDGEPEER} will work only when both
channels are connected. i want to get channel-id before dialing so that i
can dial using that channel id.



> ${BRIDGEPEER}  is probably a good way to do what you want.. if Channel
> A calls Channel B, and you want Channel A to "get" the channelID of
> Channel B, as long as the two channels are bridged, ${BRIDGEPEER} will
> do what you want

>> perhaps ${CALLERID(DNID)}
>>
>>> my question is how can i get channel-id of a user or peer. I tried using
>>> ChanIsAvail(username). this works correctly when user and asterisk are
on
>>> Local LAN. But my asterisk server is on public ip and users are behind
nat,
>>> and so this method says unknow host when used on public asterisk server.
>>> I also tried built-in variable ${CHANNEL}, but this returns the
channel-id
>>> of the calling channel. but i want channel-id of called user.
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