maziloFrom MaziloPremium
join:2002-05-30
Lilburn, GA
kudos:1 | reply to conurus
Re: [Equipment] Large home with cable, 2 lines, 6 computers, and said by conurus:We happen to have a spare computer running Linux. AFAIC, that won't be a good idea to use as a VoIP/PBX production line mainly because it is not very efficient in term of electricity consumption. What you want is a Linux embedded system that runs a PBX system with some FXO ports. You can get a ready made Linksys SPA400 with a built-in of four FXO ports + some ATA devices as extensions or get some open-source firmware supported WiFi router to build your own asterisk PBX + some SPA3Ks + some ATA devices. I have a free LaFonera flashed with DDWRT + asterisk on it to serve my VoIP lines. I use some Linksys PAP2v1 units and a Uniden UIP1869V(onage) Digital IP Phone / Router as my asterisk extensions. For a Linksys PAP2v1 units, I just plugged in some 2-line cordless phones to use.
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 bencPremium
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| With 6 computers, is the power consumption of a 7th a big deal? I doubt it.
As for using Asterisk, I'd recommend it.
My router PC runs Debian Linux, and I also run Asterisk on it. I also installed the FreePBX front end, so you can administer Asterisk via a Web-based interface. The specs of it are:
P3-500MHz
256MB RAM
2GB Hard Disk (so no swap space)
2 NICs 10/100
Dinky 4MB AGP Card (I have this because the AGP isn't good for anything else)
I'd recommend something a bit for beefy because you'd have more extensions. Then again, my router PC has multiple jobs.
Do you have a router PC? Could you install Asterisk on that?
One thing though, if you install FreePBX on the router PC, you'll want to block port 80 inbound access, or whatever port you use for the FreePBX web interface.
After setting it, you can test it using numerous port scanners on the Internet, or from someone else's Internet connection.
As for analog interface cards, you might want to look into ZapMicro. They're cheaper than Digium. I'd tell you my experience, but I've yet to try them. I haven't fully implemented my Asterisk PBX yet. |
