[Asterisk-Users] New to asterisk? RUN... don't walk.

Thu Jan 1 00:02:37 MST 2004

i second it.

i had no previous experience with any telecom
equipment or even the lingo. I
didnt know what channel meant in telecom world. i
started with the *
handbook and did a lot of googling, searched the
archives. Search, search
and search. There is lot of info here. i am happy to
say that i hv my * up
and running.

* is a great product and Hats off to the team. Keep up
the good work.
-B

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh Roberson" <twisted at indigent.sytes.net>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 6:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] New to asterisk? RUN...
don't walk.

> Well, since everyone else is top-quoting on this
message, so will I :P
>
> I'm no veteran either.  As a matter of fact, I have
had ZERO prior
> knowledge to the telcom industry or more than 'user
level' experience
> with telecommunications in general.  I decided that
I wanted to expand
> my knowledge, and actually LEARN a few things, so I
jumped into
> asterisk.  I was, and quite frankly, IMO, still AM a
'n00b' to *.
> However, after playing around, and learning what
things do, by reading
> the documentation that IS there, searching the
archives, and just
> trolling the list and IRC, I have learned more in
the last 4-5 months of
> having * than a lot of people I've noticed have
learned in a lifetime of
> experience.    I now have a fully functional (well,
minus MOH, because
> mpg123 isn't yet compiled on my new box), *
implementation, serving
> myself and my roommates strictly over VoIP, and a
couple ata's and a
> Internet PhoneJack card.  I love it.  And I'm STILL
learning to this
> date.
>
> Asterisk is not something you can expect everyone to
just drop what
> their doing and help you with.  Sure, it can be
frustrating, but if you
> are so dense that you can't sit down an play with it
and learn what
> happens when you type something in the cli, or
change a few things in
> your dialplan, then get out, I agree.
>
> If you liked taking apart mom's hairdryer as a kid
and seeing how it
> worked, and then later on, rewired up a few things
to do what you wanted
> them to, or even took a hex editor to command.com in
msdos to change
> what it says to suit your taste (mucho guilty on
that one.. lol), then
> you will have no problem finding out what you can
and can't change
> simply by editing files, and trying things out.
>
> Take off your training wheels, and just TRY IT.
>
> - Josh R.
> twisted at indigent.sytes.net
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-
> > admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of SW
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:13 PM
> > To: Asterisk-Users at Lists. Digium. Com
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] New to asterisk? RUN...
don't walk.
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am not a veteran here, but would like to share
my thoughts on this
> > subject.
> >
> > True, * is opensource and freely available, but it
is not a computer
> > program
> > that you download and run. It is a very versatile
telecommunication
> > product
> > you would otherwise pay at least 100 K to buy from
a telecom vendor,
> if
> > not
> > more based on modules and usage, license
hash-codes etc.
> >
> > Even to try * one would need some pre requisite
knowledge in telecom,
> if
> > not
> > many years in the field. I work for a large
telecom company and my
> > specialty
> > is voice over broadband (or xDSL). I worked with
asterisk for couple
> of
> > months now and I am amazed to see areas of telecom
that * touch upon
> with.
> > Starting from Linux, to SIP, H323, DSL
technologies (PPP, PPPoE,
> PPPoA,
> > DHCP, NAT), Call routing(Dial Plan), IVR,
Transcoding, STUN are few
> areas
> > that one would have to master even thinking about
*.
> >
> > True one would know the syntax, and howtos etc,
but also would have to
> > have
> > the ability to troubleshoot. For last two-three
months in this list, I
> > have
> > not seen any newbi posting a sip trace (from a
ethereal or a TCP dump)
> and
> > asking a question about it. I have seen many
question for instance,
> asking
> > syntax of h.323 dial, but never seen a question
asked on a h323 trace.
> >
> > I think, having * openly available is like keeping
an airplane openly
> > available in a airfield, so that anybody can try
flying. Tell me how
> many
> > of
> > us would go try and fly that airplane if we do not
know how to fly :)
> >
> > Point that I want to make here is simple, please
try to understand
> what *
> > is
> > all about. If you like it's features and would
like it to run in a
> > production environment try to get some
professional help. If you are
> > learning these technologies for fun then get
educated, use tools
> available
> > to troubleshoot. Hooking up couple of phones and
making a call is far
> from
> > knowing *.
> >
> > Asterisk is a great product (thanks Mark and many
others) and if you
> know
> > what you are doing, you can do wonders with it.
Don't put it down,
> because
> > you do not have the background to understand it or
work with it.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > SW
> >
> >
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:37:24 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Me <two_shoes_2002 at yahoo.com>
> > To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] New to asterisk?  RUN...
don't walk.
> > Reply-To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> >
> > As a newcomer to Asterisk, you will not be
welcomed
> > with open arms.  First, you will find almost no
> > documentation on it's features.  Second, if you
try to
> > ask questions, you will be flamed and pointed to
> > worthless how-tos and 'the wiki'.  These worthless
> > documents can only be useful for explaining how
things
> > work to those already in-the-know.  Lastly,
Asterisk
> > is so bug ridden, expect frequent segmentation
faults.
> >  With a community so 'anti-n00b', don't expect
your
> > problems to be fixed anytime soon.
> >
> > RUN!!! Don't walk... away from Aterisk.
> >
> >
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