# Dahdi show channels "pseudo"

**URL:** <https://community.asterisk.org/t/dahdi-show-channels-pseudo/33333>\
**Category:** Asterisk Support\
**Created:** [November 22, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/dahdi-show-channels-pseudo/33333 "2010-11-22T11:39:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/original/2X/4/475d0c889911cfb84ac4881ad6df8b523e3f9105.png) [@system](https://community.asterisk.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/dahdi-show-channels-pseudo/33333/1 "2010-11-22T11:39:30Z")

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Hi  
i am using asterisk 1.4, while typing the dahdi show channels i am getting extra names lije pseudo  
what is it how to get rid of this

dahdi show channels  
Chan Extension Context Language MOH Interpret  
pseudo default default  
pseudo default default  
pseudo default default  
pseudo default default  
pseudo default default  
1 trunkinbound default  
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**Author:** ![malcolmd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/user_avatar/community.asterisk.org/malcolmd/32/5_2.png) [@malcolmd](https://community.asterisk.org/u/malcolmd)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/dahdi-show-channels-pseudo/33333/2 "2010-11-22T16:17:58Z")

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Howdy,

You can’t. You’re always going to have a pseudo channel available from DAHDI.

Cheers.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/original/2X/4/475d0c889911cfb84ac4881ad6df8b523e3f9105.png) [@system](https://community.asterisk.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/dahdi-show-channels-pseudo/33333/3 "2010-11-23T07:24:47Z")

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what does that pseudo means

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**Author:** ![malcolmd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/user_avatar/community.asterisk.org/malcolmd/32/5_2.png) [@malcolmd](https://community.asterisk.org/u/malcolmd)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/dahdi-show-channels-pseudo/33333/4 "2010-11-23T14:29:42Z")

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It’s a virtual channel built for the purposes of mixing audio.
