asterisk users - Jan 2005 - Where does a newbie get started?

I heard this project mentioned on the MythTV mailing list this
weekend. I'm interested in finding more out about the way * works, but
I can't seem to find something that talks about the benefits of having
such a program in a home with a single line. What type of hardware
would be required and any additional wiring that may be required.

Does * support different rings for different callers and such.

I'm not a PBX expert (we studied it in very littel detail in one of my
networking classes) so all the jargon is lost on me. Where would I
find such a guide or a few articles on my level?

Thanks,
John Williams

About the hardware required, you need a telephony card if you want to
connect the PBX to a phone network. Visit http://www.digium.com/ and
have a look.

I recomend to check out the PDF located in
http://sourceforge.net/projects/asterisk/

I you want something deep theory, perhaps this link can help you
http://www.ericsson.com/support/telecom/index.shtml, or read a good
telecommunications book (look for it at amazon): Telecommunications
Essentials
by Lillian Goleniewski is a good one...

I hope this help



On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:32:45 -0600, John Williams
<williamsbyron@gmail.com> wrote:
> I heard this project mentioned on the MythTV mailing list this
> weekend. I'm interested in finding more out about the way * works, but
> I can't seem to find something that talks about the benefits of having
> such a program in a home with a single line. What type of hardware
> would be required and any additional wiring that may be required.
> 
> Does * support different rings for different callers and such.
> 
> I'm not a PBX expert (we studied it in very littel detail in one of my
> networking classes) so all the jargon is lost on me. Where would I
> find such a guide or a few articles on my level?
> 
> Thanks,
> John Williams
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-- 
-DdC

Do you feel you need a PBX?  If you don't understand the benefits of a
PBX, chances are, you don't need it.  Most people arrive here because
they have certain needs and find that asterisk meets them.  Going the
other way is a bit like buying a snowblower in Texas because it's so
nice and shiny :)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Williams [mailto:williamsbyron@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:33 PM
> To: Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Where does a newbie get started?
> 
> 
> I heard this project mentioned on the MythTV mailing list 
> this weekend. I'm interested in finding more out about the 
> way * works, but I can't seem to find something that talks 
> about the benefits of having such a program in a home with a 
> single line. What type of hardware would be required and any 
> additional wiring that may be required.
> 
> Does * support different rings for different callers and such.
> 
> I'm not a PBX expert (we studied it in very littel detail in 
> one of my networking classes) so all the jargon is lost on 
> me. Where would I find such a guide or a few articles on my level?
> 
> Thanks,
> John Williams