[asterisk-users] Two calls from same server to end device

[Jerry Geis]

On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 2:14 PM Jerry Geis <jerry.geis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have a physical SIP gateway device. It has 5 SIP extensions connected to
> Asterisk 10001-10005.
> These are all registered - will call this unit the  SIPGW.
>
> If I use Two different phones one to call 10001 and keep the line open -
> then call 10002 this works. both calls are answered and speaking.
>
> So if I make a call from my asterisk server with "call files" one to the
> 10001 it answers - and one to the 10002 - at different times - BOTH work.
>
> However if I make the 10001 call - and while its still speaking I call the
> 10002 - the second call gets unanswered till the first call is completed.
>  I'm guessing that is a function of the SIPGW - good or bad....
>
> Take that a step further - if I use the call file to call 10001 - it
> answers - from the polycom I call 10002 - this works also - two
> different sources I presume
>
> My question is can "in a call file" somehow - say I am a different source
> or something ?
> just like the two polycom phones that work - two different source
> addresses or something.
>
> Anyone ran into this - or thoughts on something I might try to say the
> calls are different sources ?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Jerry
>

Turns out simple setting the CALLERID to different values does the trick.
Awesome!

jerry
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