Slightly OT, but I'm wondering if anyone here has come across a "soft ATA". That is, software that will perform the functions of a basic POTS line ATA on Linux with a zaptel driven card. I have a Linux machine with a zaptel card in it and I want to have another Linux machine running Asterisk utilize the zaptel card in the first Linux machine to make outgoing and receive incoming calls. I realize I could make Asterisk do this job, but it seems pretty heavy- weight for just that purpose -- of bridging a POTS line to a SIP (or IAX) connection. Ideas? b.
On Jan 21, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:> Slightly OT, but I'm wondering if anyone here has come across a "soft > ATA". That is, software that will perform the functions of a basic > POTS > line ATA on Linux with a zaptel driven card. > > I have a Linux machine with a zaptel card in it and I want to have > another Linux machine running Asterisk utilize the zaptel card in the > first Linux machine to make outgoing and receive incoming calls. > > I realize I could make Asterisk do this job, but it seems pretty > heavy- > weight for just that purpose -- of bridging a POTS line to a SIP (or > IAX) > connection. > > Ideas? > > b.I think that the most reasonable and complete answer to this is "Asterisk", as you perhaps have already surmised. If you have concerns over "heavy" processing, then perhaps comment out all of the modules, functions, channel drivers, codecs, and other items that you don't need when you launch Asterisk. (see /etc/modules.conf for details.) JT --- John Todd email:jtodd at digium.com Digium, Inc. | Asterisk Open Source Community Director 445 Jan Davis Drive NW - Huntsville AL 35806 - USA direct: +1-256-428-6083 http://www.digium.com/
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2009-Jan-21 23:38 UTC
[asterisk-users] soft ATA on linux with zaptel?
If machine 1 has a zaptel card in it...and not running asterisk...and another machine with no card, but running Asterisk... Me confused! Move the card? Move the Asterisk? PaulH> Brian J. Murrell <brian@interlinx.bc.ca> wrote: > > Slightly OT, but I'm wondering if anyone here has come across a "soft > ATA". That is, software that will perform the functions of a basic POTS > > line ATA on Linux with a zaptel driven card. > > I have a Linux machine with a zaptel card in it and I want to have > another Linux machine running Asterisk utilize the zaptel card in the > first Linux machine to make outgoing and receive incoming calls. > > I realize I could make Asterisk do this job, but it seems pretty heavy- > weight for just that purpose -- of bridging a POTS line to a SIP (or > IAX) > connection. > > Ideas? > > b. > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Brian J. Murrell <brian at interlinx.bc.ca> wrote:> Slightly OT, but I'm wondering if anyone here has come across a "soft > ATA". That is, software that will perform the functions of a basic POTS > line ATA on Linux with a zaptel driven card. > > I have a Linux machine with a zaptel card in it and I want to have > another Linux machine running Asterisk utilize the zaptel card in the > first Linux machine to make outgoing and receive incoming calls. > > I realize I could make Asterisk do this job, but it seems pretty heavy- > weight for just that purpose -- of bridging a POTS line to a SIP (or IAX) > connection. > > Ideas? > > b. >Why not just get a softphone and use a USB soundcard or even the onboard sound card as your ATA? Like a MagicJack and SJphone or Xlite or whatever it is that works with it. -- Thanks, Steve Totaro +18887771888 (Toll Free) +12409381212 (Cell) +12024369784 (Skype)
On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:02:01 -0500, Steve Totaro wrote:> > Why not just get a softphone and use a USB soundcard or even the onboard > sound card as your ATA? Like a MagicJack and SJphone or Xlite or > whatever it is that works with it.Please forgive my ignorance but I am not following you. My problem is this... I have a copper POTS line coming into the house and I have an Asterisk server which is incapable of accepting a PCI zap card as it has no PCI slots. I do have a PCI zap card though and I have a Linux machine I could put that in to. So now how do I use a USB soundcard and softphone to bridge the copper POTS line to the Asterisk server given that I only have an IP connection between the Asterisk server and the machine that has the zap card in it? b.
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Brian J. Murrell wrote:> On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:02:01 -0500, Steve Totaro wrote: >> >> Why not just get a softphone and use a USB soundcard or even the onboard >> sound card as your ATA? Like a MagicJack and SJphone or Xlite or >> whatever it is that works with it. > > Please forgive my ignorance but I am not following you. > > My problem is this... I have a copper POTS line coming into the house and > I have an Asterisk server which is incapable of accepting a PCI zap card > as it has no PCI slots. > > I do have a PCI zap card though and I have a Linux machine I could put > that in to. > > So now how do I use a USB soundcard and softphone to bridge the copper > POTS line to the Asterisk server given that I only have an IP connection > between the Asterisk server and the machine that has the zap card in it? > > b.You cannot. But truly your best bet is to actually use asterisk as your "soft ATA". That of course begs the question why have another one. Your "bridge" is already running Linux, has the FXO card in it, and is presumably on your home network. Why are you against running asterisk on this box? You are basically asking "what software will act as a soft-ATA on my Linux box that will take calls off the FXO port and send them via SIP to my asterisk box, which has no card slots". Well, asterisk is just such a beast! I suspect you just want to run on the separate box as an exercise, which is fine, and it would be that much more challenging to install it on both and trunk them together over ethernet :) j
Brian J. Murrell wrote:> Slightly OT, but I'm wondering if anyone here has come across a "soft > ATA". That is, software that will perform the functions of a basic POTS > line ATA on Linux with a zaptel driven card. > > I have a Linux machine with a zaptel card in it and I want to have > another Linux machine running Asterisk utilize the zaptel card in the > first Linux machine to make outgoing and receive incoming calls. > > I realize I could make Asterisk do this job, but it seems pretty heavy- > weight for just that purpose -- of bridging a POTS line to a SIP (or IAX) > connection. > > Ideas? > > b. > > > >Is a hard-ATA (such as the linksys 3xxx) really out of the question? If you figure out how much you are worth an hour, it might be cheaper to work, earn money and buy the ATA. PaulH