[Asterisk-Users] Help for Newbie?

[dean collins]

Hi Shayne,

What about starting with a single line analog pots card, this way you
can take it home and use it there with your tests to get up to speed on
what works and what doesn't.

 

Cheers,

Dean

 

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Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:46 AM
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Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Help for Newbie?

 


Hello all. I am new to the list and after doing some research 
on "Asterisk" this week I would like to get started testing. 

I am a 15 year "Unix" veteran and "Open Source User". I was 
wondering what you guys would suggest I use to start testing 
with regards to the Telephone Interface? 

I am the IT Manager for a firm that is moving next year. I have 
decided to go with VoIP for our new Phone System. After 
discovering Asterisk last week, I have decided to "test" it and 
get some practical experience using the software. 

I currently have an unused ISDN (BRI) line that I was thinking 
about cancelling until I learned of Asterisk. I thought about 
buying one of the BRI PCI cards (listed on the Digium website) 
to use in a test server. Although, I see that they can be rather 
expensive for something that I most likely will have to just 
"throw away" when we move (I assume we will have a T1 or 
fractional T1 in the new building.). My question is, "What would 
you guys recommend I use to get started testing/looking at this 
software?" I only see these two ("affordable") options for testing: 

Buy ISDN BRI interface board, use to test and then "throw it away". 
  (This would give me two lines to test with, which would be nice.) 
Buy an analog board and use a dedicated line. 
  (I think we only have one incoming line that I could use for testing. 
   OR, could I use the two POTS ports from our ISDN router and 
   in effect just use the two ISDN data lines as POTS lines?) 


Thanks to all! 
Shayne 

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