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AstLinux on various embedded hardware really works well. I have several
on older HP Thin Clients, 55xx series, some with only 128 Meg of ram. A
replacement flash from Transcend and a 55xx of eBay can be easily under
$50.<br>
the GUI in AstLinux makes life simple for users who want to make minor
changes.<br>
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If you want to go REALLY small, the Dockstar with a 1-2 Gig pen flash
running Debian and 1.6.2.13 in a package not much larger than a pack of
cigarettes<br>
<br>
Both run off 12VDC, so backup through power blips is easy.<br>
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Either of these, IMO, is a better choice than the WRT on a router.<br>
But then, I don't much care for all the eggs in one basket.<br>
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John Novack<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:20 AM, jon pounder
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<div>I have a similar setup in an office but sip directly back to
the main
server - not sure what the value add to the local asterisk is, except
"intercom" calls would not have to leave the lan, but isn't that the
purpose of reinvite ?<br>
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When I first set it up I was using only SIP connections without an
Asterisk box on the remote end, just like you mentioned. I had
numerous NAT problems, which I now believe were caused by a really
lousy router on the far end. Since I'm behind NAT on both ends, I
wanted to switch to IAX to see if that would help. It did and it was
a fun learning experience to get Asterisk going on such a limited piece
of hardware. Now it just works with almost no maintenance.<br>
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Chris<br>
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