[Asterisk-Users] Startup Question

[Anton Krall]

 Hi Daniel.

I am a bit confused about sip and IAX, seems IAX is the nativep rotocol for
* right? Are hard phones IAX compatible or just SIP? Do they have the same
features or diff. ones depending on the protocol and how about bells and
whisles, for example Message Waiting notices and such?

Hardphone connected directly to ethernet right? So FXS ports are only useful
if you have analog conventional phones right?

Thx!

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Wright
Sent: Miércoles, 09 de Febrero de 2005 09:46 p.m.
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Startup Question

Anton Krall wrote:

>Guys, Im new to asterisk and voip but Im have a couple of questions 
>regarding the initial setup.
>
>1. Im going to install an asterisk server at home, where I have 2 phone 
>lines, what kind of card do I need to get? I was thinking about 2 X100P 
>Cards, so 1 can have 2 FXO ports and regarding phones, what else do I need?
>Ive seen the Grandstream HandyTone HT-286, I guess that servers as and 
>FXS devide for attaching analog phones right? Any phone? Is it better 
>to use those or use IP Phones?
>  
>
Look into the TDM400P card with two FXO modules. It is made by digium. 
You can have up to 4 modules of any kind,FXO or FXS, so you could even put
two FXS modules so you have to inside extensions for your regular
telephones. 
You could also just use 2 FXO modules to connect to the POT lines, and go
with a sip  hard or softphones for the inside extentions. I have not had any

experience with any software or hardware sip phones yet.   I  am 
currently researching the hardphones so I can get  my hands dirty with sip.

>The software solution for voip like sokol's one seems a bit unstable 
>due to winxp limitations :) so Im thniking about going the HW way.. 
>What do you think? Are those IAX compatible?
>  
>
Not sure

>2. I checked stuff about IAXNet and FWD, but Im still unclear as to 
>what really FWD is? And how does it help you on? For example, Im in 
>Mexico City, can I setup my asterisk box and for example, how can I use 
>it so that I can make calls to the US by using a US dialtone? Of what does
FWD really does?
>Is it a network of asterisk boxes connected to each other so FWD users 
>can talk to each other? Or is it a network with POTS line that can help 
>you get international dialouts?
>
>Thank you for your patience as I can imagine this has been asked a lot 
>of times :(
>
>  
>
I believe that FWD is a database of users who have accounts so asterisk know
how to route calls to other FWD users. Not sure if it will provide a US
dialtone.
For that you can look at
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-VOIP+Service+Providers for a provider of that.

Good luck in your endevors, and welcome to the world of asterisk.

Dan

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