RE: asterisk help for newbie

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephen,



Hi I have played with Asterisk a number of times, over the years... and
never really got over my lack of knowledge of Linux...



You may also want to try http://www.3cx.com/ which seems similar in
function but run on windows :-)



I have just started out on this so can't comment on how good it is but
looking through the various bits and bobs it seems to be well documented
and I was able to load on an existing machine first time without any
issues...



You can experiment using soft phones on PCs and use an external provider
of PSTN lines... so no real H/W to worry about to begin with...



And of course it is Free, very important...



HTH



Nigel



-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen [mailto:ukha2@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 23 March 2008 22:48
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] asterisk help for newbie



Hello,

I would like to try an asterisk system at home. I know nothing about
linux, will that be a problem? I was going to use the
"asterisknow"
which I understand includes a distribution of linux already
configured.

I have had a search but I can't find any more information on what I
need or how to set it up. Please could you tell me what hardware I
need, specifically the pci cards, and where I can find a UK seller of
the same?

Are there any faqs and how-to guides designed for a complete novice?

Thanks.





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