[asterisk-users] Need help getting started with asterisk

[Todd- Asterisk]

As Paul Hales said, I doubt that modem is supported.  To interface  
with a regular phone line you'll need to get a supported card.  You  
can read about it online.   To just get started with playing, I  
recommend you go ahead with the "sophistocated VoIP" stuff..  Perhaps  
sign up with IPKALL or Stanaphone.  Google will tell you all about  
how to connect them...   Good luck and have fun!
   Todd


On Dec 12, 2006, at 10:13 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote:

> I am new to asterisk.  I need help getting started, if it's even worth
> getting started.  I say if it's worth getting started because I'm not
> sure if my hardware will even work with asterisk.  I have a US  
> ROBOTICS
> 56K V.90 PCI SOFT MODEM.  I have standard twisted pair telephone wire.
> I can't afford to alter my hardware.  I know I won't be able to do any
> sophistocated VoIP stuff.  All I want is for asterisk to provide  
> caller
> ID information for my Gentoo box and to drop calls for certain phone
> numbers I specify.  Someone on the Gentoo list told me that for the
> caller ID bit I should check my modem's manual to find out how; my  
> modem
> did not come with a manual.  I've emerged asterisk on my Gentoo  
> system,
> as well as the zaptel driver package.  I issued /etc/init.d/asterisk
> start and confirmed with ps that it was running.  I got a command
> console with asterisk -r.  I then called my home line that the  
> computer
> is plugged into from my cell phone.  I heard my wife's cordless  
> ringing
> in the other room, and I heard some breaks on the phone line, but
> nothing else.  I let it ring ten times.  What would I have to do to  
> get
> asterisk to realize that the PC is connected to the phone line?  I  
> know
> it is because I can dial out with kppp.  Also, I've been trying to
> follow the AsteriskTFOT.pdf file.  On page 79 it says to add a few  
> lines
> to /etc/zaptel.conf and then modprobe wctdm.  I did that.  I then
> ran /sbin/ztcnf -vv to make sure everything was right.  I got this:
>
> camille ~ # modprobe wctdm
> camille ~ # /sbin/ztcfg -vv
>
> Zaptel Configuration
> ======================
>
>
> Channel map:
>
> Channel 02: FXS Kewlstart (Default) (Slaves: 02)
>
> 1 channels configured.
>
> ZT_CHANCONFIG failed on channel 2: No such device or address (6)
>
> What does that mean?  What device was it looking for?  Please help!
> -Michael Sullivan-
>
>
>
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