Michael J. Liberatore
2008-Sep-25 00:28 UTC
[asterisk-users] Asterisk on VMware Workstation 6
Hi, i am running a small personal asterisk server for my business, and instead of getting a dedicated machine to run linux which would waste power and money i decided to run it on my windows xp sp2 machine. The machine is barely used but it does have some crucial programs i need to run in windows so reformating or dual booting is not an option. Its basically a iax2 connection to my voip provider and a sip connection to my phone. It does work well, but the calls especially the voicemail are all garbarled alot. Its definetly not the provider or internet connection because i use this provider for many clients asterisk setups and i also even setup a temp. asterisk setup on this very pc to test to make sure it was infact vmware causing the problem. I upgraded from vmware player to the latest vmware workstation hoping that would fix the problem since its a better system but it hasnt. I also installed and compiled the vmware tools when i installed workstation version. Is this a known issue with vmware? Is there a way to correct the issue either on the windows/vmware side or on the asterisk/linux side? Any other ways to do this project? i looked into astwind or something but either couldnt get it to work or it was unreliable. thanks mike This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and confidential and not a public document. Pursuant to 42 CFR, any information in this e-mail identifying a former, present, or potential client of Straight & Narrow is confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20080924/bc512aaa/attachment.htm
Do you have ztdummy loaded in the VM? Thanks, Matt G : http://www.voipphreak.ca : http://www.ratemydialplan.com From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael J. Liberatore Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:28 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk on VMware Workstation 6 Hi, i am running a small personal asterisk server for my business, and instead of getting a dedicated machine to run linux which would waste power and money i decided to run it on my windows xp sp2 machine. The machine is barely used but it does have some crucial programs i need to run in windows so reformating or dual booting is not an option. Its basically a iax2 connection to my voip provider and a sip connection to my phone. It does work well, but the calls especially the voicemail are all garbarled alot. Its definetly not the provider or internet connection because i use this provider for many clients asterisk setups and i also even setup a temp. asterisk setup on this very pc to test to make sure it was infact vmware causing the problem. I upgraded from vmware player to the latest vmware workstation hoping that would fix the problem since its a better system but it hasnt. I also installed and compiled the vmware tools when i installed workstation version. Is this a known issue with vmware? Is there a way to correct the issue either on the windows/vmware side or on the asterisk/linux side? Any other ways to do this project? i looked into astwind or something but either couldnt get it to work or it was unreliable. thanks mike This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and confidential and not a public document. Pursuant to 42 CFR, any information in this e-mail identifying a former, present, or potential client of Straight & Narrow is confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20080924/421b5de5/attachment.htm
Mike, Buy an asterisk appliance like http://www.taa.com/products-vdex-40.html problem solved. If you are worried about good call quality it's either a dedicated pc or a dedicated appliance, one or the other. Cheers, Dean ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael J. Liberatore Sent: Wednesday, 24 September 2008 8:28 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk on VMware Workstation 6 Hi, i am running a small personal asterisk server for my business, and instead of getting a dedicated machine to run linux which would waste power and money i decided to run it on my windows xp sp2 machine. The machine is barely used but it does have some crucial programs i need to run in windows so reformating or dual booting is not an option. Its basically a iax2 connection to my voip provider and a sip connection to my phone. It does work well, but the calls especially the voicemail are all garbarled alot. Its definetly not the provider or internet connection because i use this provider for many clients asterisk setups and i also even setup a temp. asterisk setup on this very pc to test to make sure it was infact vmware causing the problem. I upgraded from vmware player to the latest vmware workstation hoping that would fix the problem since its a better system but it hasnt. I also installed and compiled the vmware tools when i installed workstation version. Is this a known issue with vmware? Is there a way to correct the issue either on the windows/vmware side or on the asterisk/linux side? Any other ways to do this project? i looked into astwind or something but either couldnt get it to work or it was unreliable. thanks mike This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and confidential and not a public document. Pursuant to 42 CFR, any information in this e-mail identifying a former, present, or potential client of Straight & Narrow is confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20080924/5b470e7d/attachment.htm
Hi, Agreed. Asterisk on a VM appears to work sometimes, only if magic is involved. It is not the way to run anything for a business. Steve On 25 Sep 2008, at 02:36, Dean Collins wrote:> Mike, > > Buy an asterisk appliance like http://www.taa.com/products-vdex-40.html > problem solved. > > If you are worried about good call quality it?s either a dedicated > pc or a dedicated appliance, one or the other. > > > > > Cheers, > > Dean > > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com > ] On Behalf Of Michael J. Liberatore > Sent: Wednesday, 24 September 2008 8:28 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk on VMware Workstation 6 > > Hi, i am running a small personal asterisk server for my business, > and instead of getting a dedicated machine to run linux which would > waste power and money i decided to run it on my windows xp sp2 > machine. The machine is barely used but it does have some crucial > programs i need to run in windows so reformating or dual booting is > not an option. > > Its basically a iax2 connection to my voip provider and a sip > connection to my phone. It does work well, but the calls especially > the voicemail are all garbarled alot. Its definetly not the > provider or internet connection because i use this provider for many > clients asterisk setups and i also even setup a temp. asterisk setup > on this very pc to test to make sure it was infact vmware causing > the problem. > > I upgraded from vmware player to the latest vmware workstation > hoping that would fix the problem since its a better system but it > hasnt. I also installed and compiled the vmware tools when i > installed workstation version. > > Is this a known issue with vmware? Is there a way to correct the > issue either on the windows/vmware side or on the asterisk/linux > side? Any other ways to do this project? i looked into astwind or > something but either couldnt get it to work or it was unreliable. > > thanks > > mike > > This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for > the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) > named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or > deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and > confidential and not a public document. Pursuant to 42 CFR, any > information in this e-mail identifying a former, present, or > potential client of Straight & Narrow is confidential. If you have > received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, > convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any > attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are > requested to notify the sender by return e-mail. > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
On Wednesday 24 September 2008 19:28:17 Michael J. Liberatore wrote:> Hi, i am running a small personal asterisk server for my business, and > instead of getting a dedicated machine to run linux which would waste > power and money i decided to run it on my windows xp sp2 machine. The > machine is barely used but it does have some crucial programs i need to > run in windows so reformating or dual booting is not an option.One option might be to run in the opposite vmware direction. That is, run Linux as the native OS and run Windows within a vmware instance. That gives you the Windows compatibility for your applications, while at the same time providing the critical hardware timing for your Asterisk instance. -- Tilghman