[asterisk-users] I used to use an Asterisk server, but now it is overkill, ...

[Alan Lord]

Ronald Wiplinger wrote:
> I had installed in the office an Asterisk server, but the company is
> gone and I could keep the server.
> 
> However, for my family with three members and two phone lines this
> server is overkill. I am looking for a compact solution, which is more
> suitable for me.
> 
> I want a small & silent box, which can connect two phone lines and 6
> internal VoIP phones and about 6 external VoIP phones.
> I would like to have:
> 1. Announcements for callers (dial the extension number)
> 2. voice mail with mail forwarding
> 3. wakeup call
> 4. pickup group
> 5. call forwarding after 20 seconds, ...
> 6. ISN support, Sipbroker support
> 7. remote gateway support
> 
> I guess that is all what I would need at home.

Hi Ronald,

I built my own small low-power server that runs Linux and provides a 
host of services for our home and our home businesses. Asterisk is just 
one of the functions and it runs very happily (well, the box has *never* 
stopped or needed rebooting apart from when I wanted to change something).

The VIA C7 board I bought runs at about 7W, has no fan and I have even 
downclocked it from 1.2Ghz to 1Ghz.

I have written some articles on my blog about it, here's the first article:

http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2007/09/08/untangle-asterisk-pbx-and-file-server-all-in-one/

For the other instalments use the tag cloud and Asterisk.

With the new Atom processor you might get even better power consumption 
although I have read somewhere that the associated chipsets for the Atom 
are very thirsty (+20W)...

Hope this helps.

Alan


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