[asterisk-users] Any good guides for installing Asterisk on Embedded systems like Alix boards?

[Bruce B]

Thanks for input. Great info. Good to know all this about the router. I see
you use a 256MB CF card there. Do you use a USB key stick for storage?

Thanks,
Bruce

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:09 AM, Gordon Henderson
<gordon+asterisk at drogon.net<gordon%2Basterisk at drogon.net>
> wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Nov 2010, Bruce B wrote:
>
> > Yes, it is a small office. I am familiar with pfSense. I am not sure if
> > firewall on Astlinux is as versatile and flexible. But also, I am
> wondering
> > if with all those attacks around now-a-days if the box will be able to
> > handle 5 extensions, voicemail, IVR, firewall, DHCP, openvpn all
> together.
>
> I've benchmarked an Alix board with a 500MHz processor to 80 concurrent
> calls handling media.
>
> They're the mainstay of my small office VoIp only PBX range right now
> where I limit them to 60 extensions. (the real limitation on number of
> calls is their broadband bandwidth). Storing voicemail and call recording
> won't be an issue for you - but do get a fast CF card.
>
> http://unicorn.drogon.net/cutie.jpg
>
> What you need to do is learn Linux networking and iptables - then you
> won't need pfsense, etc. Install a good text-only distribution and you're
> done. e.g. Debian Lenny in text-only mode. To get he best from the
> hardware then you'll need a custom kernel, but that's no big deal.
>
> However the thing that will kill it is multiple VPN terminations - unless
> you can persuade the system to use the on-board AES crypto engine, but I
> regularly use ssh into my systems without any detriment, so you could use
> OpenVPN, etc.
>
> I am considering making my boxes into a router and handle PPPoE too, then
> they can do proper traffic shaping, etc. They're more than capable.
>
> Gordon
>
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