[BC] ANI Faking

[Jeff Orr]

On the contrary... In the exact case of e911, I sent a specificly what I wanted to the e911 center. Since every classroom does not have a DID, the system sent a number out of a pool and then my system would route that DID to the phone that called 911. Also I was able to send "City_NAME Highschool rm 201" or whatever I wanted. Since we utalized an ISDN-PRI line, I sent what I wanted and that is what is reported to other callers. Have you ever used ISDN q931 / q921 debugging. If you there you will see exactly what I mean.

Jeff

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Jeff Orr
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Communicorr, LTD.
Broadcast Engineering * Enterprise Networking
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-----Original Message-----
From: Powell Way [mailto:powell at backroads.net]
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:20 AM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] ANI Faking


On May 11, 2008, at 1:03 AM, Tom wrote:

> Spoof Caller ID - yes.  Spoof Switchgear controller - No.  If you did,
> you couldn't make the connection, because the switchgear wouldn't be
> looking at the right circuit.
>
> Same as IP numbers - they're added AFTER the user input; system
> internals.
>
> While YOU, the customer, may see spoofed - or non-existent - numbers,
> the switchgear, like the Internet Router, knows the truth.  And can be
> made to reveal what it knows... to the right people, in the right
> place, asking the right questions.
>
> Like I said - complaints to the Attorney General's Consumer Affairs
> folks can and will yield results unpleasant to the
> spammer/telemarketer.
>


Tom's right !!!!   CALLER ID and ANI are        N O T           the
same thing.  You can block caller ID when you call but you CANNOT block
ANI to services that use it  that such as businesses when you call an
800 number or the police or fire department.

Powell