Re: Asterisk line in/out cards

["Matthew Miles" <m_miles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the replies!  I was going to ask if the Cisco phones were=20
compatible... do they have to have the firmware changed to SIP or=20
will they work 'out fo the box' with their default firmware using the=20
the Hsomething protocol?

Oh, and does anyone know if there is a 'step-by-step made for idiots=20
(i.e me) guide' to setting this up?  Not that i have no clue, just=20
not with Linux!

So all I need hardware wise is some nice shiny phones (budgetone or=20
Cisco) and a single line card (will the one on ebay for =A317 do the=20
job?).

Cheers once again,

Matt

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Darren Honeyball [ML]"
<mlist@s...>=20
wrote:
> As for SIP phones, I use these:
>=20
> http://www.voiptalk.org/products/index.php?cPath=3D27
>=20
> Budgetone 102s (We use them at work) - Cheap and work just great=20
with=20
> asterisk - and at about 50 quid each...
>=20
> James Hoye wrote:
> >>I'm (slowly) getting all the bits together for my HA setup
(just=20
need
> >>a house to put it all in now).  I have recently been looking
at
> >>setting up an Asterisk (linux based) PBX.
> >=20
> >=20
> > Snap!!!
> > At the risk of starting a stampede, I've just had delievered
> > http://www.ebuyer.com/qf.html?id=3D50562
 You will need the PSU as=20
they're not
> > supplied.
> >=20
> >=20
> >>I can find cards for the incoming line on ebay for about
=A317.00,=20
but
> >>the card for the extensions (the wildcard TDM400P) is not=20
something I
> >>can find.  I have looked on the Asterisk website and a
single=20
card is
> >>$305!!!  At that rate it would be cheaper to buy one from BT!
> >>
> >>So, are there any alternatives to this card or anywhere that
sells
> >>them at a reasonable price?
> >=20
> >=20
> > Digium (http://www.digium.com) offer several kits
to developers=20
(limited to
> > one per developer).
> >=20
> > You will need a FXO card to bring the incoming analogue line
into=20
Asterisk,
> > and a FXS card if you wish to support analogue extensions.
> >=20
> > They do a kit that is based on the TDM400P which comprises one=20
FXO and one
> > FXS module.  http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=3Ddevkit-fxofxs
> > This has the advantage of only occupying one PCI slot (rather=20
than the two
> > that would be required for separate FXO and FXS cards).
> >=20
> > TelAppliant are UK suppliers (others may be available - I've
not=20
used any of
> > them yet) and should be offering the combined FXO/FXS package=20
in "the next
> > few weeks".  If you just want the FXO card (X100P) then they
have=20
that for
> > =A360 here
> > http://www.voiptalk.org/products/product_info.php?
cPath=3D21_24&products_id=3D33
> >=20
> > I'm just about to buy a M10000 mini ITX board, Venus case and
512=20
DDR from
> > LinITX (who I can recommend) as a hardware platform.