[TriLUG] Phone using computer (was: OT - well, I do want to save the file on Linux)
Aaron S. Joyner
aaron at joyner.ws
Wed May 4 19:30:38 EDT 2005
Scott G. Hall wrote:
> That reminds me of a project I wanted to accomplish...
>
> What Linux utility (and set of steps) do others on this list use to place
> phone calls through their computer? ...
Well, it's possible to setup Asterisk (with kphone / gnomemeeting /
whatever) to do this, if your modem happens to be of the appropriate
chipset (unlikely). Otherwise, it's a hardware-dependent function as to
how you talk to the voice modem aspects of your modem. You *might* be
able to have some luck with something based off the vgetty project, but
that project (and it's subsequent derivatives) are focused towards
answering machines, and I don't have any personal experience trying to
bend the rules with vgetty. Let us know if you find anything that suits
your needs well. :)
Aaron S. Joyner
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