[asterisk-users] Asterisknow or Trixbox?

[Gordon Henderson]

On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, WipeOut wrote:

> I am sure its been discussed before but I couldn't find it in my searches..
>
> Looking to replace my Asterisk box (Ver 1.0 still I think) and really like 
> the idea of an easy to use gui to manage it.. I see the contenders appear to 
> be Asterisknow and Trixbox..

How about no GUI?

> Has anyone player with both who can give me the rundown of the basic 
> pros and cons to either..
>
> Which will best suit my setup??.. Currently I have 3 inbound numbers 
> that come in over IAX plus one in/out analogue line to an X100P.. I have 
> a DECT phone extension connecting to a TDM400P.. There are three local 
> SIP extension and one in a remote office.. Inbound numbers are routed to 
> a recorded message specific for that number and then set to ring on 
> multiple phones (different combinations depending on the inbound number) 
> and if not answered routed to a VM box.. Caller ID is changed on the 
> inbound calls so that the phone displays will show which number was 
> called rather than the calling number and so we can answer with the 
> correct greeting.. The analogue inbound calls simply ring on all the 
> phones.. All outbound calls are via the analogue line and use a carrier 
> pre selection prefix for cheap outbound calls..


>
> So which would you suggest I use?
> Both are in beat versions at the moment.. Which is likely to so stable first?

It doesn't look like your setup will change once it's going, so why burden 
the system with something that's quite general purpose?

Take a look at the dialplans (extensions.conf), etc. that your current 
setup has and just build on that directly withou a GUI...

Gordon