[Asterisk-Users] Hardware Vendors

[Steven Critchfield]

On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 11:37, Matthew Hardeman wrote:
> Hi All!
> Can anyone direct me to any websites / manufacturers out there who are
> making small, put-it-in-the-closet-and-forget-it type systems for
> building routers, home gateway servers, that sort of thing?
>
> My fantasy machine for this purpose would be along the lines of a
> mini-itx system with external power supply, dual Ethernet interfaces
> on board, and one PCI slot available.  If it had one real serial port
> on it, that would be great too.  Am I dreaming, or does it exist for a
> reasonable price?  I would be willing to go the 500 MHz – 1 GHz
> range. Something without a fan would be really nice.  I’m basically
> looking for a system that someone out there is stamping out in
> quantities and isn’t too outrageous in price.  Does it exist, and if
> so who sells it?
>
> It seems to me a system like the above described would be perfect for
> building out a home gateway / home asterisk server…

Just because a company makes a lot doesn't mean the price drops. The
type of device you are asking for is built by cisco, but the cost isn't
near what you asked for. 

Asterisk can fill that role for the most part, but it expects you to do
some work to get it there.
-- 
Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>