Generating CDR's

[mgj]

To generate CDR's on the Definity G3V8, do you need to have special hardware/software?

 

[newbietelecom]

I think I got it, is this where I define the new Node Name for CDRtest?

CHANC: change ip-interfaces (page 1) 06/16/2005 4:56:13 PM
IP INTERFACES
Enable Net
Eth Pt Type Slot Code Sfx Node Name Subnet Mask Gateway Address Rgn
y C-LAN 01C12 TN799 D CLan1c12 255 255 252 0 3 46 68 1 1
y MEDPRO 01D07 TN2302 IPMedPro1D07 255 255 252 0 3 46 68 1 1
y MEDPRO 01C10 TN2302 IPMedPro2C10 255 255 252 0 3 46 68 1 1
y CDRtest 255 0 0 0

 

[nohuhu]

newbietelecom,

you'd need two node names: first for your c-lan board and second for pc that will act as cdr collecting server. i see that you already have c-lan board set up so you should define a node for pc. use command 'change node-names ip' and enter name 'cdrtest' and ip address of pc there. after that, if everything is okay, you should be able to test your connection with 'ping node-name cdrtest board 01c12'. if the ping have passed, proceed to setting up cdr collection.

 

[newbietelecom]

Test has passed and I continued the rest of the setup. Now using NETCAT from the Windows PC, I input the command $ nc -l -p 50000 -d >> my-billing.txt and it closes. Tried without the $ sign it just goes back to command prompt.

What is wrong here?

 

[nohuhu]

newbietelecom,

the dollar sign is a common command prompt in unix systems, it isn't a command itself so you should strip it. if it goes to command line i guess you just don't have netcat utility on your pc.

 

[newbietelecom]

I did install Netcat. The zip file is nc11nt.zip contains 9 files. In Windows hyperterminal, what phone number should I use to dial in? How do I find the number to dial using ASA to get CDR. I feel I am so close to getting this to work.

 

[nohuhu]

newbietelecom,

you don't need hyperterminal or asa to dial in or something. cdr collection is initiated from the switch side, it tries to open tcp socket to your cdr collecting pc ip address (node-name you set) on the port you set on the ip-services form. so you should run netcat program on your pc with parameters matching your switch settings, in your case the port number to listen on. just run netcat with correct parameters and cdr link will go up and you can confirm this with 'status cdr-link' command on the switch. as soon as the link is established (assuming that you set up cdr collection on the switch itself) you should see your cdr output in window with netcat running.

 

[newbietelecom]

Sweetness! Got it to work by running from start/run/cmd. Before netcat would close and wouldn't create the file everytime I double click directly on nc.exe. Had to run from cmd. Thanks for all your Help dwalin. Now I have to learn how to read the output.