[Asterisk-Users] minimum system hardware for Asterisk install

[woody+asterisk at solutionsfirst.com.au]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Ian Pilkington
> Sent: Monday, 19 January 2004 1:51
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] minimum system hardware for Asterisk install
> 
> Looking at installing Asterisk and have not been able to find 
> any info on
> "minimum" or "recommend" system hardware.
> 
> I have a box P200MMX 128mb 4.5gb HDD which is running Redhat 8.0 fine.
> 
> Noticing on the Digium web site it mentions that the single fxo card
> (Wildcard X100P) requires a minimum pIII 500.
> 
> Is my intended box going to be too slow?

Maybe, we are running 4 (2xISDN2) lines via 2 AVM Fritz!Cards on a Celeron
300A, which seems to work fine, we haven't loaded it up heaps though.

> My application is a small level, single port only system. I 
> hope to be able
> to connect the box to the Free World Dialup network to allow free call
> access out into Australia as well as provide one pstn number 
> into the FWD
> network on a standard Australian phone number.

The X100P isn't A-ticked -- i.e. In Australia you need the telco's written
permission to plug it into their network or risk fines.

> 
> Not knowing a great deal about the particular card (Wildcard 
> X100P) is there
> another card on the market supported by asterisk that would 
> work on an older
> box?

I think the cheapest A-ticked card is the ISDN NetJet from traverse, but it
gives echo problems.
We find the Fritz!Card gives nice quality.  I think the netjet is around
AU$200 for 2 lines via 1 ISDN 2, and we paid $400 for each of our fritzes
from the australian distributor (the only way to get an A-tick)

I've heard an A-ticked X100P may be coming out soon.