[asterisk-users] Question about hardware

[John Novack]

Don't forget that IF you have NO card, you need to roll ZTDUMMY into the 
compile. With no card though, you will not be able to read the incoming CLID

Also, IF you ever want to progress beyond the X100 card, The Digium 
cards ( beyond your present budget ( are really intolerant of older PCI 
buses.
Sangoma works with MANY more motherboards.

John Novack


jason wrote:
> cheapy PC (throw away PII is fine) and if you want to use the PSTN, a 
> X100P FXO card. These can be had on ebay for 11 bucks, but I 
> understand that even that pushes the bank some days.  You don't need 
> the card, you only need it if you want to receive or place calls on 
> the PSTN.  You can use asterisk to do all sorts of ip telephony with 
> just the box that it runs on.   Also, be sure to grab the free Oreily 
> book, Asterisk the Future of Telephony.  A link to it was posted 
> recently.
>
> Michael Sullivan wrote:
>> IF I wanted to do the whole "sophisticated telephony VoIP stuff"
>> asterisk, what hardware would I need?  I have a feeling that my fax
>> modem is probably not going to work out.  My wife and I have an income
>> of $650 a month.  After the first-of-the-month bills are payed, we're
>> lucky if we have $100 left for food and gasoline.  I need a solution
>> that's as economical as possible.  What exactly do I need in terms of
>> hardware (preferrably specific as in brand names and model numbers)?
>>
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