[Asterisk-Users] IAXy reliability issues

[Gary]

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:34:24 -0500, Jim Van Meggelen wrote:

>asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com wrote:
>> Paul Fielding wrote:
>>> Hmmm.... I could certainly see that being the issue.  If it is the
>>> issue, though, then I think it's something that needs to be
>>> addressed. 
>>> 
>>> In my opinion, Digium needs to address it, as well as the whole
>>> provisioning via cli thing.  I know Asterisk itself is a CLI oriented
>>> piece of software, but the more one can do do decrease configuration
>>> timing and issues the better off one is.   I think it would be a
>>> benefit to allow the IAXy to be programmed via web interface.
>>> 
>>> For that matter, from what I can tell via my own experimentation, it
>>> appears that you cannot use DNS to define the asterisk server to it.
>>> This is bad, since it means that if the IP of the asterisk server
>>> changes, you need to directly reprovision *all* of your IAXy
>>> devices.... 
>>> 
>>> For a new product, it has potential, hopefully these things will be
>>> addressed....
>> 
>> The IAXy does not have the CPU, RAM, or Flash to be able to add any
>> significant features.  I think it has 4k or RAM and 4k of
>> Flash.
>
>Well, that certainly limits it's useful future. A neat toy, with limited
>market potential.
>
>I'd certainly like to hear about it's successor, then, because any kind
>of IAX-based ATA is something that would seem to have a future with
>Asterisk.

Do a google fo an AG-168 device based on the PA1688 chipset.

it available now.

BTW, these ATA units are cheaper than an IAXy here in Australia as
well.
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