On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 17:42, Nicola Murino wrote:> I would like to have some more informations on asterisk,
Read more of the mailing list, more of the various websites like
www.digium.com and www.voip-info.org
> I want to setup a linux based pbx and asterisk seems to be the best
solution,
Of course it is :)
> I have some questions for configuration:
>
> 1) I have a PRI, so I must buy a digium card to interface with PRI, right?
Well, you could always buy the dialogic cards, but I think they are a
lot more expensive than the digium cards.
> 2) If I connect an ethernet card from the pc (equipped with a digium card
> connectd to the PRI) to a switch I can connect users to this switch, right?
I
> can connect traditional analouge phones to this switch?
By switch, I assume you mean like a 24 port ethernet switch?
In that case, no, you can't connect analogue phones to an ethernet
switch. You can connect VoIP phones to a switch (like the grandstream
phones etc) or you can purchase a TE405/TE410 digium (4 port T1/E1) and
a connect channel bank to one of the ports and the PRI to another port.
See the www.voip-info.org for info on channel banks, or VoIP phones.
> 3) asterisk doesn't support fax, right?
Right, asterisk is a PBX, it supports telephony. Fax is an application
of the telephone line.
However, there is an application for asterisk (spandsp, see the website
www.voip-info.org for more details) which will support fax.
In fact, I just spent about 30 minutes to adapt my working asterisk
system to receive my first fax using spandsp. I then spent an extra hour
or so packaging it to email me the faxes etc (see the.... you know it by
now)
> 4) there is some hardware that support ISDN lines? I can use asterisk with
> ISDN?
ISDN is vague. There is hardware to support ISDN PRI and ISDN BRI. By
this question I assume you mean BRI. Either way, the answer is yes.
Search the website for more details, I can't be bothered anymore.
PS, search the website www.voip-info.org
Regards,
Adam