I just posted some of the debug messages...I'll redo and post all...Thanks.

Debug messages enclosed along with BRI1/0 port setup.

RADHAY

Thank you for posting the additional debug results and I believe that they are helpful. I believe that the debug results show clearly that your router is initiating the call and is attempting to negotiate ppp parameters, and that your router is receiving no response from the device on the other end. I have looked briefly at the config that you posted and do not see any particular issues with it. I believe that the problem is in the device on the other end of the connection. What can you tell us about that device?

HTH

Rick

The device on the other end is a cisco 2600 router with its BRI0/0 port config. below; one strange thing is when I dial the 6197104203 number, I get normal ringback tones indicating to me it's like a regular telephone number. I would think I should get some kind of authenticating signals since an ISDN circuit:

interface BRI0/0

description Backup Backhaul to North Las Vegas Hub

ip address 192.1.2.2 255.255.255.0

encapsulation ppp

no ip mroute-cache

dialer idle-timeout 900

dialer fast-idle 50

dialer map ip 192.1.2.1 name fau_la broadcast 17026570215

dialer map ip 192.1.2.1 name fau_la broadcast 17026570755

dialer hold-queue 5

dialer load-threshold 1 either

dialer-group 1

isdn switch-type basic-ni

isdn spid1 61971042030101 7104203

isdn spid2 61971042520101 7104252

no fair-queue

ppp callback request

ppp authentication chap

ppp multilink

ppp timeout idle 90

end

RADHAY

The configuration of the other end is quite consistent with the configuration of your router and I do not yet see a problem in the parts of the config that we see. Would it be possible to get debugs from the 2600 when you attempt to initiate the call from your router?

HTH

Rick

Here is the 2600 debug info. while the call is started from the 2800...

RADHAY

This debug is very interesting. It does show the incoming call. It does show the incoming attempt to negotiate:

I CONFREQ [Listen] id 229 len 31

and

I CONFREQ [REQsent] id 231 len 31

and it shows outbound attempts to negotiate:

O CONFREQ [Listen] id 229 len 28

and

O CONFREQ [REQsent] id 230 len 28

but it seems that the attempt to negotiate does not get back to the 2800.

And I am very puzzled to find this in the midst of the attempts to negotiate:

%ISDN-6-CONNECT: Interface BRI0/0:1 is now connected to 7026570215 fau_la

apparently the 2600 thinks that it is connected even while attempts to negotiate continue.

I wonder if another test done with running debug isdn q931 (hopefully on both routers) might shed some light on what is happening.

HTH

Rick