Hi all, I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in front of me. Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems like a good place to start. However, the big name bookstores tell me it'll take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure that wait. Does anyone know where it's possible to get a paper copy *quickly*? #2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI. Can anyone recommend a reference book or site more suited to this task? Thanks and regards, David Stude Receptec, LLC Holly, MI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050720/db04fc60/attachment.htm
Goto their website and buy it. www.signate.com I know paul he's a good guy. Has a new book coming out soon. ..o-------------------------------------------------------o. Brian Fertig NOC/Network Engineer Planet Telecom, Inc. Tampa, FL Office ________________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of David Stude Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:57 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Mahler's Book - New Project Hi all, ? I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's available.??I typically like to have something thick with pages in front of me.? Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems like a good place to start.? However, the big name bookstores tell me it'll take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure that wait.? Does anyone know where it's possible to get a?paper copy *quickly*? ? #2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI.? Can anyone recommend?a reference book or site?more suited to this task? ? Thanks and regards, David Stude Receptec, LLC Holly, MI This email was scanned by: Mcafee GroupShield ---------------- CONFIDENTIAL DISCLAMER ---------------- All information provided in this email is considered confidential and proprietary of Planet Telecom, Inc. and Telecenter Inc. Use of this information by anyone other than the recipient or sender will be considered in breach of agreement.
Personally I wouldn't bother with the Mahler book. I bought it in the hope
that it might be the panacea I was looking for. It wasn't. If you read it
you will recognise a lot of the standard text you will see on Digium or other
web sites.
If I had time I would write the book myself.
I did find a useful handbook - but can't find it right now - or where I
found it.
Asterisk @ Home is a quick way to get up and running first. But to really get
to know the product you are best to have a go doing it the hard way - ie
installing a brand of Linux and getting familiar with the conf files. Having a
strong linux knowledge helps a lot.
Best way to learn as always is to buy a telephony card and set up for real.
Angus
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Hi all,
I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using
Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's
available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in front of me.
Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems like a good place to
start. However, the big name bookstores tell me it'll take up to three
weeks, and this project simply can't endure that wait. Does anyone know
where it's possible to get a paper copy *quickly*?
#2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI. Can
anyone recommend a reference book or site more suited to this task?
Thanks and regards,
David Stude
Receptec, LLC
Holly, MI
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David Stude wrote:> I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using > Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's > available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in > front of me. Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems > like a good place to start. However, the big name bookstores tell me > it'll take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure > that wait. Does anyone know where it's possible to get a paper copy > *quickly*? > >Perhaps your local bookstore will have this O'Reilly offering: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/switchingvoip/ It makes heavy use of Asterisk for instructional purposes. Regards, -- Jason Becker Director & CEO Coalescent Systems Inc. Enabling Open Source Telephony 403.244.8089 www.coalescentsystems.ca
David Stude wrote:> Hi all, > > I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using > Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's > available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in > front of me. Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems > like a good place to start. However, the big name bookstores tell me > it'll take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure > that wait. Does anyone know where it's possible to get a paper copy > *quickly*?IMO, that book is NOT worth waiting for. Most of the information in it is available on the internet, and is a rehash of EARLY Asterisk docs. If you insist, one of the internet supply stores MUST have some copies. Voipsupply? VOIPconnection? Digitnetworks? It would be much quicker to follow the links from Digium, read through the wiki, then build a small test system with an FXO card and a SIP phone and branch out from there. AAH, in my opinion, is NOT a good place to learn how to configure Asterisk either. John Novack
You can try at:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk
regards.
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From: David Stude
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Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Mahler's Book - New Project
Hi all,
I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using
Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's
available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in front of me.
Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems like a good place to
start. However, the big name bookstores tell me it'll take up to three
weeks, and this project simply can't endure that wait. Does anyone know
where it's possible to get a paper copy *quickly*?
#2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI. Can
anyone recommend a reference book or site more suited to this task?
Thanks and regards,
David Stude
Receptec, LLC
Holly, MI
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On Wednesday 20 July 2005 15:56, David Stude wrote:> Hi all, > > I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using > Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's > available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in front > of me. Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems like a > good place to start. However, the big name bookstores tell me it'll > take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure that wait. > Does anyone know where it's possible to get a paper copy *quickly*? >I saw earlier today that Paul Mahler's own company sells the book on their website as an ebook... so you could just print it out. BUT... I also found the book very bad. No clear structure, concepts are not really explained and it lacks in depth explanation of functions. It's very shallow. My $0.50 Christoph
It won't pay to try to do anything too quickly with Asterisk. You will want to take your time and learn the ropes, like somebody else suggested, setting a system up with a telephony card and some inexpensive phones or ATAs will show you what you are in for. I bought Mr. Mahler's book and contrary to the comments of others I found it useful, unfortunately it can't be definitive because Asterisk is changing so fast. It helped me with some new paradigms like extensions and contexts that seemed to be approached differently in asterisk than in other products. YMMV. Once you have a basic framework of knowledge you will find the wiki and the lists and list archives are your best references. -Nate -----Original Message----- From: David Stude [mailto:dstude@receptec.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:57 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Mahler's Book - New Project Hi all, I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in front of me. Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems like a good place to start. However, the big name bookstores tell me it'll take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure that wait. Does anyone know where it's possible to get a paper copy *quickly*? #2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI. Can anyone recommend a reference book or site more suited to this task? Thanks and regards, David Stude Receptec, LLC Holly, MI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050720/a199c18a/attachment.htm
>> I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using >> Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's >> available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in >> front of me. Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems >> like a good place to start. However, the big name bookstores tell me >> it'll take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure >> that wait. Does anyone know where it's possible to get a paper copy >> *quickly*? > > IMO, that book is NOT worth waiting for. Most of the information in it > is available on the internet, and is a rehash of EARLY Asterisk docs. > If you insist, one of the internet supply stores MUST have some > copies. > Voipsupply? VOIPconnection? Digitnetworks? > It would be much quicker to follow the links from Digium, read through > the wiki, then build a small test system with an FXO card and a SIP > phone and branch out from there. > AAH, in my opinion, is NOT a good place to learn how to configure > Asterisk either.In addition to largely being a rehash of existing docs on the internet, there are many editorial errors in the version that I have. Before I was comfortable with the conf files, these editorial errors were very confusing. The editions coming out now may have fixed these, but if not, it's just another reason to avoid thee book. I'd agree that the best way to get started is to get your hands wet. Be prepared to devote some time to learning asterisk. You'll find that in the end, it is still the quickest way, and well worth your effort. - Noah
David Stude wrote:> Hi all, > > I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using > Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's > available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in front > of me. Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems like a > good place to start. However, the big name bookstores tell me it'll > take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure that wait. > Does anyone know where it's possible to get a paper copy *quickly*? > > #2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI. Can > anyone recommend a reference book or site more suited to this task? > > Thanks and regards, > > David Stude > Receptec, LLC > Holly, MIPaul's book isn't bad, but it is showing it's age (as all technical books do), and some of the information has become outdated. It might be good place to start, but you are still going to have to run around frantically all over the internet to get some of the details and help that you will most certainly need! Good luck! -- Kristian Kielhofner
David Stude wrote:> > #2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI. Can > anyone recommend a reference book or site more suited to this task? >For your project look no further than here: http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php?page=Asterisk+Interop+Nortel+Norstar+MICS
David Stude wrote:> #2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI. Can > anyone recommend a reference book or site more suited to this task? >Sorry that link is kind of dead. I have the pdf if anyone is interested.
See comments inline. David Stude wrote:>Hi all, > >I'm currently gearing up for a possible PBX replacement project using >Asterisk, and I'm just breaching the iceberg of information that's >available. I typically like to have something thick with pages in front >of me. Mahler's book was the first one to come up and it seems like a >good place to start. However, the big name bookstores tell me it'll >take up to three weeks, and this project simply can't endure that wait. >Does anyone know where it's possible to get a paper copy *quickly*? > >Like everybody said, checkout http://voip-info.org for all your questions.> #2, I'm planning to interface Asterisk with a Norstar MICS via PRI. Can >anyone recommend a reference book or site more suited to this task? > >I have 1 site setup just like this, instead of removing the Norstar PBX in one fast move, I added Asterisk between the telco and the PBX. For the first little while all asterisk did was bridge the calls. Then I slowly moved / routed this away from the PBX to SIP. Best approch by far. Let me know if you have any questions, PB