Re: DSC 832 on Cable VoIP

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

tourman wrote:
> On Jan 4, 7:55 pm, Frank Olson
> <use_the_email_li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> tourman wrote:
>>> On Jan 4, 12:14 pm, "Robert L Bass" <nore...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> "tourman" wrote:
>>>>> RHC: Yes, I can see the panel trying the number of times it's set to
>>>> call and continue to retry until it either gets through or generates a
>>>> "failure to communicate" trouble. However, this panel is simply not
>>>> even trying tro call depending upon what set of signals it is supposed
>>>> to send. Manual test, excludes the line, and goes through perfectly.
>>>> Keypad alarms and regular alarms and restores....it doesn't even pick
>>>> up the line and try  ????
>>>> Bob,
>>>> This doesn't sound like a VoIP issue.  It really seems as though something else
>>>> is set wrong in the programming.
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Robert L Bass
>>>> ==============================>
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>>> To Jim and Bob...yes, that was my first guess; however, I've checked
>>> all the programming and everything is perfect. Perhaps a default would
>>> help; DSC products are funny that way...solves lots of problems not
>>> solvable any other way for some reason....
>> Also try reversing the tip and ring (t-1 and r-1 too).
>
> RHC: UPDATE.....after attaching my laptop to the panel on prem, and
> uploading it, I quickly saw that "Partition 1 was disabled and
> Partition 2 was enabled. So the panel wasn't even seeing the existing
> zones.
>
> Damn....major stupid mistake...egg on my face. Moral of this
> story...always upload your panels rather than depend upon keypad
> programming, and when approaching any problem, check the simple things
> first...
>
> Now I kinda wish I hadn't started this thread, so wouldn't have to eat
> crow.....:))


For shame, Bob...  For shame...  Would you like an apple pie with your
crow?  :-)