[Asterisk-Users] Linux and Windows

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>Asterisk is working only in Linux? Can not work in Windows 2000?
 
I'm an unashamed windows user.  So I like to game, sue me ;)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned VMware or virtualPC. I setup my first
Asterisk system in VMware and when I wanted to drop a generic line card in
an old 500mhz system for my home final server, I was prepared and had the
experience of doing the linux/asterisk install and simply enabled Samba and
ported the configuration files over.  Not to mention, for multiple
deployments, I have my vanilla linux/asterisk install virtual image ready to
go for any new servers.

Virtual machines are simply brilliant in that one can create a decently
complex "virtual" network scenario and simulate trunking between X amount of
servers without the need for a server farm.  If one didn't need hardware in
the box, then VMware is optimial for runtime servers.  If my hardware fails
I'm back up and running on another server running VMware in a matter of
minutes.

www.vmware.com (I'm not affiliated)

-Bryan