[asterisk-users] Installing Asterisk

[Dan Journo]

- on which linux flavour i should start the installation of asterisk (CentOs,Fedora,Ubuntu)
  right now i am using ubuntu 8.04lts

I use Centos 5.3

- What are the essential packages.

The book explains which packages you need to get a basic Asterisk up and running.

- whats is PRI, BRI interfaces

These are used if you want to connect Asterisk to normal standard phone lines. If you are just using SIP and making internet calls, you don’t need these. You can call to and from standard phone lines if you get a SIP provider. 

Take a look at this website. It has quite a good list of providers:-

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/DID+Service+Providers


- what is asterisk now

It is an installation DVD containing all of the basic options needed to run asterisk. If you use it, then you wont need to go through most of the configuration that the book discusses.

I preferred to use the book, because then i know a bit more about what is happening.

 

Dan Journo

 

From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of asterisk at opensourcesolution.in
Sent: 27 October 2009 09:34
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Subject: [asterisk-users] Installing Asterisk

 

hi ,

 i have started reading asterisk book need your guidance.friend as i am newbie in asterisk so plz plz forgive me if i ask stupid questions.


                                                                                     Installing Asterisk

- on which linux flavour i should start the installation of asterisk (CentOs,Fedora,Ubuntu)
  right now i am using ubuntu 8.04lts

- What are the essential packages.

- whats is PRI, BRI interfaces

- what is asterisk now

 

Regards,

Pawan

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