[chan-capi-users] Diva BRI can't dial out

[Jim Hickstein]

Jim Hickstein wrote:
> In trying once again to get my Diva 4BRI-8M PCI 2.0 card to work with my 
> NI-5ESS, I rebuilt the entire system under it (including making new Asterisk 
> config files), and now I can get Asterisk to answer a call coming in the BRI, 
> but not to make a call going out.  I hope I'm just doing something wrong in the 
> configuration.

I changed CACH (Number of Call Appearances) on the Diva controller config from 
"0 (off)" to "4", matching the programmming of the station.  Now it calls out 
just fine.

Using early B3 and an empty called number, I can get a dial tone from the 
carrier, call my POTS line with in-band DTMF tones, and talk to it.  When the 
POTS line hangs up, it takes 10 seconds before the D channel sees a DISC (call 
cleared), but I suppose that might be about right for a POTS line supervising. 
If the ISDN BRI hangs up first, there's a "click" on the POTS line within 
microseconds, as it also clears.  (This is why I like digital carrier service.)

I only mention that to see if it matches other peoples' observations about how 
POTS lines work these days.  10 seconds to hang up and run to the other phone 
without dropping the call?