What are the options to hook a T1 card up to a laptop running * ? Are there USB or PCMCIA T1 cards ? Has anyone tried a USB to PCI adapter as such : http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/cardbus_expansion/1slot/ It looks nice but cost 1k how about the linux drivers ? the goal is to have a portable demo system thanks - Arnaud
On 2/28/06, < Arnaud > <turbo2cv@gmail.com> wrote:> What are the options to hook a T1 card up to a laptop running * ? Are > there USB or PCMCIA T1 cards ? > > Has anyone tried a USB to PCI adapter as such : > http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/cardbus_expansion/1slot/ > It looks nice but cost 1kThose aren't USB to PCI adapters, they are PCMCIA to PCI adapters. They look cool and expensive, and I have never used one. -Rusty
It would be easier to find a laptop with a docking station that has a pci slot in it. Some laptop docks run off of the battery as well. I can't imagine a real-world situation where you would have a T1 and no power outlet. Watch out for performance issues on the PCI slot. -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of < Arnaud > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:59 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk with T1 card on laptop What are the options to hook a T1 card up to a laptop running * ? Are there USB or PCMCIA T1 cards ? Has anyone tried a USB to PCI adapter as such : http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/cardbus_expansion/1slot/ It looks nice but cost 1k how about the linux drivers ? the goal is to have a portable demo system thanks - Arnaud _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
What about the fonebridge (http://www.red-fone.com/fonebridge.html)? It uses POE, so you could hack something together to supply 48V @ 15W if you don't have access to a power point, and it appears to have a 2 port switch built in so you could still chain to a VoIP phone (or more if you daisy chain them :) without needing an extra network switch. James> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of < Arnaud > > Sent: Wednesday, 1 March 2006 11:59 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk with T1 card on laptop > > What are the options to hook a T1 card up to a laptop running * ? Are > there USB or PCMCIA T1 cards ? > > Has anyone tried a USB to PCI adapter as such : > http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/cardbus_expansion/1slot/ > It looks nice but cost 1k > > how about the linux drivers ? > the goal is to have a portable demo system > > thanks > - Arnaud > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
> What are the options to hook a T1 card up to a laptop running * ? Are > there USB or PCMCIA T1 cards ? > > Has anyone tried a USB to PCI adapter as such : > http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/cardbus_expansion/1slot/ > It looks nice but cost 1k > > how about the linux drivers ? > the goal is to have a portable demo systemHighly unlikely that any of the usb or pcmcia type approaches would work with asterisk without you having to seriously modify the zaptel drivers. The drivers are written to use specific hardware/OS interfaces that can't be masked via some third-party device proxy driver. The fonebridge aproach that someone mentioned has a couple of stated items that should be read carefully. One is "approved server", suggesting the drivers only work on certain types of servers and/or distros. The second is that it uses TDMoE which is limited to layer-2 communications only, and may not work reliably with laptops due to pci limitations. I'd be very curious how many companies have T1/PRI interfaces wired into a conference room (or whatever) just so someone could demo an asterisk box. It would seem more appropriate to consider something like a spa3000 for such demos.