[TriLUG] Suggested Asterisk voip setup

[Hadrian Zbarcea]

This still doesn't address the FXO issue.  I won't be able to use the  
2 trunks without an FXO card, so the PBX in a flash does not help me.

Do I miss something?
Hadrian



On Jan 29, 2009, at 8:12 PM, <jonc at nc.rr.com> <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> I wouldn't dismiss Trixbox so quickly.
>
> While the commercial version is a bit under-powered (by which I  
> mean: sold on equipment that is meant for low to medium use), the  
> distro is constantly updated and most voice apps integrate easily  
> into Trixbox.  It also has one of the largest active fan bases out  
> there.
>
> As a system for business use it has the advantage that it is easy to  
> manage (even Windows users can be trained to use the web-based  
> setup), and several local companies support Trixbox (just in case  
> those windows users are real losers...).
>
> Jon Carnes
> FeatureTel
>
> ---- Jason White <jason at jw2.org> wrote:
>> * Hadrian Zbarcea (hzbarcea at gmail.com) [090129 15:18]:
>>
>>> I saw good reviews for trixbox.  It just moved to the top of my  
>>> list :).
>>
>> I've heard not-so-good reviews on trixbox, so I'm using "PBX in a
>> Flash", which bundles in FreePBX, and love it so far.   It's a CentOS
>> v5 iso, and I have it running as a Xen guest under my Debian Etch
>> dom0.   My Asterisk server is  behind an iptables firewall (another
>> domU), and NAT works fine, assuming you port-forward SIP and RTP.
>> (Hint: only allow incoming SIP traffic from your provider(s))
>>
>> Also, since I only have a single VoIP line (Broadvoice), I grabbed a
>> Grandstream HT-286 (~$30) to turn my analog phones into Asterisk
>> extensions.
>>
>> Using the Ekiga (GNOME) softphone as another Asterisk extension,
>> usually connected to my Jabra bluetooth headset (connected via a
>> lovely little micro USB dongle[1]).
>>
>> For me, Asterisk is/was a fun (and cost effective) project for my  
>> home
>> office, and once you get all the kinks worked out, it has a very high
>> wife approvoval factor!  I just wish my $work PBX had a fraction of
>> the features...
>>
>> Jason
>>
>> 1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833242001
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