[Asterisk-Users] re: hardware requirement asterisk

[Rich Adamson]

> This is ifconfig on openbsd box:
> fxp0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> 
> I think this output shows that the fxp0 interface is on simplex mode.
> 
> The voice degradation I referred was by using xlite soft phone. I open 2 
> line similtaneously and dial to FWD and back to my incoming extension. 
> Xlite is runnning on a w2k box with realtek 100M nic in auto mode. I can 
>   bearly hear the welcome message.

In many years of doing professional network performance assessments, you
found the problem Houston. Statically define all interfaces (including
the switch, hope you're not useing a hub) to 10/100 full, and at least
part of the problem, if not all, will disappear. :)