I wrote a small step by step guide on how to install a Redfone FoneBridge on Debian 5.x with Asterisk 1.6 which i like to share with you all.

1. Install Debian Dependencies:
apt-get install install libpcap-dev
apt-get install libnet1
apt-get install libnet1-dev
apt-get install libargtable2-dev
apt-get install libreadline5-dev
apt-get install ethtool

2. Install LibFB
cd /usr/src
wget http://support.red-fone.com/downloads/fonulator/libfb-2.0.0.tar.gz
tar -xzvf libfb-2.0.0.tar.gz
cd libfb-2.0.0
./configure
make
make install

3. Install Fonulator
cd /usr/src
wget http://support.red-fone.com/downloads/fonulator/fonulator-2.0.1.tar.gz
tar -xzvf fonulator-2.0.1.tar.gz
cd fonulator-2.0.1
./configure
make
make install

4. Install FB Flash-Util
cd /usr/src
wget http://support.red-fone.com/fb_flash/fb_flash-2.0.0.tar.gz
tar -xzvf fb_flash-2.0.0.tar.gz
cd fb_flash-2.0.0
./configure

5. Change IP - Address of FoneBridge

You need to change the default IP-address if the FB according tou your setup.
We use the following scenario for this sample installation:

Start the fb_flash util program like:

fb_flash_util -c -i eth1 -m 0050c265d2c0

Parameter –i : interface on which you like to talk to the FB
Parameter –m : MAC address of FB, in this case of FB Port 1
Parameter –c: configuration mode

Key in a dash for the first MAC address and hit enter

Key in your new IP-Address and hit enter.
Hit enter enter enter…. until you are back on the linux shell.

Power-Cycle off the FoneBrdige
Check if the IP address was changed succesfully:

fb_flash_util -i eth1

Here a small step by step guide on how to install a Redfone FoneBridge on Debian 5.x with Asterisk 1.6

6. Install Fonulator initd script

cd /etc/init.d
wget http://support.red-fone.com/downloads/fonulator/fonulator.initd
mv fonulator.initd fonulator
chmod +x fonulator

Start fonualtor when server start:

update-rc.d fonulator defaults

Maybe you need to adjust the script a little because this is written for RedHat.

7. Install Redfone modified dahdi driver and dahdi tools

cd /usr/src
wget http://support.red-fone.com/downloads/dahdi/dahdi-linux-redfone-2.1.0.4.tar.gz
wget http://support.red-fone.com/downloads/dahdi/dahdi-tools-redfone-2.0.0.tar.gz
tar -xzvf dahdi-linux-redfone-2.1.0.4.tar.gz
tar -xzvf dahdi-tools-redfone-2.0.0.tar.gz
cd dahdi-linux-redfone-2.1.0.4
make clean
make
make install
cd /usr/src
cd dahdi-tools-2.0.0
./configure
make

Attention: If you get a error just delete folowing file and make again

rm menuselect.makeopts
make
make install
make config

8. Recompile Asterisk to use new Redfone Dahdi Driver

cd /usr/src
cd asterisk-1.6.2.5
make clean
make
make install

9. Check if dahdi_dummy is running

dahdi_tool

Ok, so far everything looks fine....

10. Configure redfone.conf

In this sample we are using a 4 port FB. We connect to a
PSTN (therefore the FB is in Slave mode) and CRC4 is enabled.
We use E1 lines. Here the Redfone.conf file:

[globals]
# IP-address of the IP Configuration port
# Factory defaults are; FB1=192.168.1.254 FB2=192.168.1.253
fb=10.10.20.2
# Which port to use for TDMoE Traffic (1 or 2)
port=1
# Which Asterisk server destination MAC address for TDMoE Traffic?
server=a4:ba:db:df:d8:e6

# E1 PRI SPAN WITH CRC4, SLAVE TO TELCO
[span1]
framing=ccs
encoding=hdb3
crc4
slave

[span2]
framing=ccs
encoding=hdb3
crc4
slave
[span3]
framing=ccs
encoding=hdb3
crc4
slave
[span4]
framing=ccs
encoding=hdb3
crc4
slave

Attention: The server parameter is the MAC-Address of your servers network port where you want to steram the TDMoE traffic.
In our case its ETH1. To get the MAC-Addreess just type:

ifconfig eth1

Create the redfone.conf file in the /etc directory.

11. Adjust system.conf

cd /etc/dahdi
open system.conf and replace with following content:

dynamic=ethmf,eth1/00:50:C2:65:D2:C0/0,31,0
dynamic=ethmf,eth1/00:50:C2:65:D2:C0/1,31,0
dynamic=ethmf,eth1/00:50:C2:65:D2:C0/2,31,0
dynamic=ethmf,eth1/00:50:C2:65:D2:C0/3,31,1
#

bchan=1-15,17-31
dchan=16
bchan=32-46,48-62
dchan=47
bchan=63-77,79-93
dchan=78
bchan=94-108,110-124
dchan=109
#
# NOTE: Most E1 use alaw codec and this must be specified.
alaw=1-124
#
loadzone=us
defaultzone=us

12. Remove dahdi_dummy and all unnecessary dahdi_driver

A FB will conflict with the dahdi_dummy driver therefore we need to make sure that dahdi_dummy is not loaded during system boot.

We need to adjust 2 files to achieve this:

nano /etc/dahdi/modules

don't load any driver (comment everything with # key).
nano /etc/init.d/dahdi
comment following line:

modprobe dahdi_dummy 2> /dev/null
#modprobe dahdi_dummy 2> /dev/nul

13. Adjust chan_dahdi.conf

cd /etc/asterisk
nano chan_dahdi.conf

[trunkgroups]
[channels]
language=en
context=from-pstn
switchtype => euroisdn
pridialplan=unknown
prilocaldialplan=unknown
signalling=pri_cpe
usecallerid=yes
hidecallerid=no
callwaiting=yes
usecallingpres=yes
callwaitingcallerid=yes
threewaycalling=yes
transfer=yes
cancallforward=yes
callreturn=yes
echocancel=no
echocancelwhenbridged=no
rxgain=0.0
txgain=-0.0
callgroup=1
pickupgroup=1
immediate=no
overlapdial=yes
resetinterval=3600
group=0
channel = 1-15,17-31
channel = 32-46,48-62
channel = 63-77,79-93
channel = 94-108,110-124

Done!!!! Restart the whole system and it should work!

14. Check if everything works fine after restart

dahdi_tool

You should see the following screen:

Then test if Asterisk “can see” the 4 PRI

asterisk –rvvv

If you have the PRI connected to the PSTN you should see all lines OK (Alarm cleared) in dahdi_tool and in asterisk cli all PRI should be UP.

Enjoy !!!

Cheers
Daniel

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You need to install ARI on your Asterisk server (if you use FreePBX you have ARI installed by default).

Simple application but works like a charm!

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Daniel

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Cheers and enjoy your Sunday!

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That's what i fight with every morning (at least 6 times a week)....
I so hate this machine! If it does not help me to loose weight i will burn/explode the thing :-)

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Daniel

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