[asterisk-users] Digium TDM400P in Soekris net5501-70?

[John Novack]

Look into AstLinux as one possible solution for both Asterisk and a 
firewall on the 5501, with no hard drive.

John Novack


Brian McEntire wrote:
> Hello -
> I've been running Asterisk (quite happily!) for several years now
> using a Digium TDM400P card in an old Linux box (P4 1.6 w/ 256MB RAM).
> I'm also running another old PC running m0n0wall as a firewall.
> Between these two boxes, that run 24x7, I'm drawing a lot more power
> than needed and hoping to make a dent in my monthly electric bill by
> consolidating the two into a single box with efficient power supply,
> low power processor, and no spinning HD platters.
>
> Main question is whether anyone knows if the Digium TDM400P should be
> compatible with the 3.3V PCI slot in the Soekris Net5501-70 box?
>
> Soekris' description for the net5501-70 says, in part, it has support
> for "one or two low-power standard PCI board"
>
> I see on my Digium card that it requires a molex connector supplying
> voltage. The Net5501 has a small 4-pin molex header on the board, I
> wonder if a small to regular sized molex power cable would do the job
> to supply this card.
>
> If the Soekris isn't expected to work well, are there any mainstream
> small form factor/low-power solutions for a SoHo asterisk server?
>
>   

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