Hello,
I have a quick question. We’re using cisco 7960 phones with freepbx 2.2rc1.
When we make calls the display on the 7960’s show’s the extension you’re calling but not the name that’s associated with that extension.
Does anyone know if this is a limitations of cisco’s SIP firmware or if this is something that can be done via asterisk/freepbx?
thanks for any help
It’s a freepbx problem. We are using Trixbox 2.0 beta and FreePBX 2.2.0rc1. I am not sure of our hardware, but it is not the same as yours. Here’s the problem – Freepbx 2.2.0rc1 does not write the caller id into the zapata_additional.conf
Here’s part of our zapata_additional.conf
; do not edit this file, this is an auto-generated file by freepbx
; all modifications must be done from the web gui
;;;;;;[100]
signalling=fxo_ks
record_out=Adhoc
record_in=Adhoc
mailbox=
immediate=no
echotraining=800
echocancelwhenbridged=no
echocancel=yes
dial=ZAP/3
context=from-internal
callprogress=no
callerid=device <100>
busydetect=no
busycount=7
accountcode=
channel=>3
;;;;;;[312]
signalling=fxo_ks
record_out=Adhoc
record_in=Adhoc
mailbox=
immediate=no
echotraining=800
echocancelwhenbridged=no
echocancel=yes
dial=ZAP/1
context=from-internal
callprogress=no
callerid=device <312>
busydetect=no
busycount=7
accountcode=
channel=>1
;;;;;;[313]
signalling=fxo_ks
record_out=Adhoc
record_in=Adhoc
mailbox=
immediate=no
echotraining=800
echocancelwhenbridged=no
echocancel=yes
dial=ZAP/2
context=from-internal
callprogress=no
callerid=device <313>
busydetect=no
busycount=7
accountcode=
channel=>2
While the FreePBX Web GUI has the correct names of these extensions, they never were written to the .conf files for Asterisk to read.
At the line
callerid=device <100>
it should actually read “callerid=Test3 <100>”
Perhaps this is a bug in the beta? Freepbx 2.1.1 (our last version) wrote the zapata_additional.conf just fine.
We are using 7960 phones with the same software versions and the internal callerid shows as the Name with the extension okay.
Colin
um, that’s not an answer – that’s a bug report
It tells you why it ain’t working … THAT is an answer 
lol, take a look — that’s MY post that tells you why it’s not working 
Anyway, I hope they get it fixed soon!
I am having the same problem, did you ever find an answer?
Are you saying that if you dial extension 1234 you want it to come up something like:
Jim Smith - 1234 on the calling phone?
BF