asterisk users - Feb 2005 - Newbie help/pointers required - configure xlite with asterisk

I could use a few pointers to get this working please?

I have asterisk installed on my linux server. It is setup to register with
sipgate and works for incoming calls. I have xlite installed on my windows
pc and this connects fine with the asterisk server and can get the incoming
calls fine.

Now I want to be able to make outboun calls from xlite via sipgate.

I also need to be able to dial extensions on the asterisk server (for
voicemail etc)

Any pointers appreciated as I cannot see how the later bit (outgoing and
extensions) works!

Cheers

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The answers to the questions you've been asking are probably here:
Starter articles:

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/07/03/asterisk.html
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/01/22/asterisk2.html

Full install etc.
http://automated.it/guidetoasterisk.htm

And of course:
http://www.asteriskdocs.org

I just want one of my incoming numbers to go to an IVR service that will
allow me to select what I want.

For example

"Press 1 for Mike, 2 for Karen, 3 for other, 9 for voicemail" etc


> Just need to learn how to configure services now so that I can put a menu
on
> one of my numbers!
Elaborate please, I'm not clear on "put a menu on one of my
numbers".
Give an example of what you want to accomplish and I'm sure many
people here will help you.

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> I just want one of my incoming numbers to go to an IVR service that will
> allow me to select what I want.
> 
> For example
> 
> "Press 1 for Mike, 2 for Karen, 3 for other, 9 for voicemail" etc
just put your incoming line in a context where you have a "s"
extension

Something like this (not really good one, just wrote it from the top of my head)

[incoming-menu]
exten => s,1,Answer
exten => s,2,Playback(welcome-message)
exten => s,3,...

look in the sample config that came with asterisk, you have samples in there

And remember, google is your friend ;)

> I just want one of my incoming numbers to go to an IVR service that will
> allow me to select what I want.
IVR is a key word. Try this:

http://asteriskdocs.org

There is a movie theatre example that will give you this.