[asterisk-users] Callerid issue

[Steve Totaro]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 6:27 AM, A J Stiles
<asterisk_list at earthshod.co.uk> wrote:
> On Friday 10 Jun 2011, mahesh katta wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have 44578900 to 44578999 DID's. and I have extensions(100) for this
>> DID's. but problem is
>> callerid           Extensions
>> 44578900      100
>> 44578901      101
>> 44578902      102
>> 44578902      103
>> 44578903      104
>> 44578905      200
>> 44578906      275
>> 44578907      277
>> 44578908      354
>>
>> I need to setup the callerid with this extensions . for example whenever I
>> am dial from 354 extension callerID will show 44578908.
>> fro this scenarion I need logical dialplan because I have 100 extenstions ,
>> so 100 extentions should be have different extensions.
>
> Sounds like a case for either  (1)  a different context per originating
> extension  (or maybe, per group of originating extensions which all happen to
> obey the same mathematical formula for determining outside callerID from
> inside extension number);  (2)  an AGI script, accessing a database which
> links internal extensions to external numbers; or  (3)  rethinking your
> internal extension numbering scheme so there is a consistent mapping from
> internal to external numbers, thus allowing you to do it all mathematically.
>
> --
> AJS
>
> Answers come *after* questions.

Why do programmers try to make solution so elegant when an entries for
each phone in sip.conf is all that is needed.

No need for mathematical formulas, AGIs, and databases.  You just took
over engineering to a new level.

Thanks,
Steve T