[Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup

Jim Van Meggelen jim at digitalchemy.ca
Mon Oct 18 20:18:22 MST 2004 

I suspect The IAXy is a low priority for Digium right now. 

Their biggest concern right now is most likely the challenges associated
with the increasing demand for their T1/E1 hardware. Taking their
production capabilities to the next level is probably driving them
insane right now. And no doubt many folks on backorder are screaming for
their gear.

I'm sure at some point they'll be looking into what an IAXy2 needs to
be, I just want to be sure they don't miss a few of the subtleties that
become a big deal in massive deployments.

Asterisk and IAX will revolutionize change telecom - the IAXy, by virtue
of it's being a part of that pedigree, must be held to a standard of no
less than excellence. 

It's a family business!




> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Steve Totaro
> Sent: October 18, 2004 1:35 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup
> 
> 
> Ah, I see your point and apologize for the misunderstanding.  
> Large deployments could be a problem, thats for sure.
> 
> If you need the MAC address I would suggest a cheap Dell 
> wireless router (as many others do I am sure) as it logs the 
> MAC addy along with the DHCP addy.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Van Meggelen" <jim at digitalchemy.ca>
> To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial 
> Discussion'" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:28 PM
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup
> 
> 
> > As with so many things, perspective determines impressions.
> >
> > If I look at the IAXy from the perspective of a guy in his lab with 
> > his Asterisk, then this thing sets up about as painlessly 
> as anything 
> > could. I like it a lot.
> >
> > But if one looks at it from the perspective of a solutions 
> provider, 
> > possibly needing to deploy these by the dozens, hundreds or 
> thousands, 
> > a desire to optimize the process surfaces. The management 
> interface to 
> > the IAXy does not lend itself to mass deployments, and that is the 
> > source of my criticism.
> >
> > I, personally, found the IAXy a breeze to configure. But 
> when I look 
> > at them as a project manager or implementer, there are some glaring 
> > shortcomings that I'd love to see fixed.
> >
> > And I definitely misspoke if I gave the impression that I 
> wanted a web 
> > interface. That doesn't interest me nearly as much as being able to 
> > assign the MAC address to a DHCP server, and letting the IAXy grab 
> > it's personality though a bootstrap mechanism.
> >
> > And some sort of telnet/SSH interface, even a really ugly hex-based 
> > one, or possibly some funky DTMF interface via the FXS port 
> would be 
> > HUGE.
> >
> > It's a wish list, ya know?
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> > > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On 
> Behalf Of Steve 
> > > Totaro
> > > Sent: October 17, 2004 6:15 PM
> > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup
> > >
> > >
> > > yup it is, just not a web interface like what I thought 
> the writer 
> > > was implying.  I thought setting it up was a breeze. No 
> complaints 
> > > here.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jim Van Meggelen" <jim at digitalchemy.ca>
> > > To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial
> > > Discussion'" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 4:35 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup
> > >
> > >
> > > > Telnet is a standard, is it not?
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> > > > > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On
> > > Behalf Of Steve
> > > > > Totaro
> > > > > Sent: October 17, 2004 2:58 PM
> > > > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sorry, but I CAN'T see why this is the case. Again, I'm
> > > > > back to my
> > > > > > > > argument that there's plenty of devices in the 
> same price
> > > > > > > range that
> > > > > > > > have all kinds of administrative flexibility. 
> Think about
> > > > > > > this: why is
> > > > > > > > the IAXy stuck using a non-standard administrative
> > > > > > > interface? That is
> > > > > > > > very uncommon in the world of networking hardware.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I guess you dont use telnet on many Cisco routers do you?
> > > > >
> > > > >
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