me at tdiehl.org wrote:> On Wed, 4 Oct 2017, hw wrote: > >> Jose Maria Terry Jimenez wrote: >>> El 4/10/17 a las 17:45, david escribi?: >>> >>>> Folks >>>> >>>> A have a PCIe modem (Conexant ChipSet, PCI id = 14f1:2f83. It interfaces to my land-line (POTS) telephone line in the United States. On Windows, I had a good answering machine package (Ventafax) that reported CallerID, recorded messages, sent/received fax, and had a scripting language that let me say "To leave a message for Alice, press 1; to leave a message for Bob, press 2", etc. >>>> >>>> I'm trying to move this function to a Centos-based system without going to the expense or complexity of Asterisk (expense because of specialized telephony cards). >>>> >>>> My research found a driver (at www.linuxant.com), but it required that I recompile the driver. I got absolutely lost trying to follow the directions which seemed to be steering me towards a custom Kernel. >>>> >>>> So, my question to the group wisdom is: >>>> >>>> - Is there any hope in trying to find a suitable driver for this device without building a custom kernel? And if a custom "module" is needed, I might need help compiling it. >>>> >>>> - Is there a inexpensive modem that Centos 7 supports with the needed functions? and maybe some software applications that might help? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> David >>> Hello >>> >>> You can install an Asterisk with a "mini-gateway" like http://www.grandstream.com/products/gateways-and-atas/analog-telephone-adaptors/product/handytone-503 And is not so complex write a dialplan for the functions you say. There is many tutorial over the HT503 and Asterisk in the wild! >> >> A SPA122 ATA from Cisco might be useful as a gateway, they are cheap. >> You?d be using it kinda in reverse, but I don?t see why that shouldn?t >> be possible. >> >> Other than that, specialized cards have come down in prices, probably >> because ppl aren?t using them anymore. You might also want to look >> into Patton gateways, but they tend to be rather pricy and are a hell >> to set up unless you?re familiar with all the phone-related stuff. >> >> If your internet connection is decent, it might be a good idea to give >> up the POTS line and use a VOIP provider instead, with a asterisk >> connected to it. It would be the easiest way by far. >> >> Asterisk isn?t too complicated for getting basic phone services to work >> on which you can expand over time; you only need to overcome the few >> first steps. Since a Centos package for asterisk is missing, you may >> want to compile it yourself, which is easy. However, I had to disable >> one of the drivers/features of asterisk in the build config because >> there?s a bug that makes asterisk fail when that feature/driver is >> enabled --- I left everything else enabled and don?t know what most of >> the stuff is ... > > The http://nerdvittles.com/ stuff I referenced earlier gives you the choice > of Installing on Centos 6/7, Debian 8 or Raspberry PI. They even have virtual > box VM's available. > > See http://wable-repo.wardmundy.net/incrediblepbx/ for a list of all of the > choices.I?m not sure what you?re trying to say; I neither have a facebook account, nor a cell phone, and I don?t understand why cell phones aren?t VOIP clients that can simply be used with asterisk.
On Thu, 5 Oct 2017, hw wrote:> me at tdiehl.org wrote: >> On Wed, 4 Oct 2017, hw wrote: >> >>> A SPA122 ATA from Cisco might be useful as a gateway, they are cheap. >>> You?d be using it kinda in reverse, but I don?t see why that shouldn?t >>> be possible. >>> >>> Other than that, specialized cards have come down in prices, probably >>> because ppl aren?t using them anymore. You might also want to look >>> into Patton gateways, but they tend to be rather pricy and are a hell >>> to set up unless you?re familiar with all the phone-related stuff. >>> >>> If your internet connection is decent, it might be a good idea to give >>> up the POTS line and use a VOIP provider instead, with a asterisk >>> connected to it. It would be the easiest way by far. >>> >>> Asterisk isn?t too complicated for getting basic phone services to work >>> on which you can expand over time; you only need to overcome the few >>> first steps. Since a Centos package for asterisk is missing, you may >>> want to compile it yourself, which is easy. However, I had to disable >>> one of the drivers/features of asterisk in the build config because >>> there?s a bug that makes asterisk fail when that feature/driver is >>> enabled --- I left everything else enabled and don?t know what most of >>> the stuff is ... >> >> The http://nerdvittles.com/ stuff I referenced earlier gives you the choice >> of Installing on Centos 6/7, Debian 8 or Raspberry PI. They even have >> virtual >> box VM's available. >> >> See http://wable-repo.wardmundy.net/incrediblepbx/ for a list of all of the >> choices. > > I?m not sure what you?re trying to say; I neither have a facebook account, > nor > a cell phone, and I don?t understand why cell phones aren?t VOIP clients that > can simply be used with asterisk.I do not have a facebook account either. The first link above is simply a link to Ward Mundy's semi weekly articles. If you scroll down the page you can pick the articles that interest you. I ignore anything having to do with facebook or self driving cars, etc.. Ward writes about many technical things but tends to specialize in all things related to telephony. The 2nd link allows you to pick out the type of pbx that interests you and then points you to links to his articles that instruct you how to download and build your choice of pbx. You just have to be care not to click on the stupid ads. For instance http://nerdvittles.com/?p=14208 takes you to his article to build "Introducing Incredible PBX 13 for CentOS 6 and 7" HTH, -- Tom me at tdiehl.org
me at tdiehl.org wrote:> On Thu, 5 Oct 2017, hw wrote: > >> me at tdiehl.org wrote: >>> On Wed, 4 Oct 2017, hw wrote: >>> >>>> A SPA122 ATA from Cisco might be useful as a gateway, they are cheap. >>>> You?d be using it kinda in reverse, but I don?t see why that shouldn?t >>>> be possible. >>>> >>>> Other than that, specialized cards have come down in prices, probably >>>> because ppl aren?t using them anymore. You might also want to look >>>> into Patton gateways, but they tend to be rather pricy and are a hell >>>> to set up unless you?re familiar with all the phone-related stuff. >>>> >>>> If your internet connection is decent, it might be a good idea to give >>>> up the POTS line and use a VOIP provider instead, with a asterisk >>>> connected to it. It would be the easiest way by far. >>>> >>>> Asterisk isn?t too complicated for getting basic phone services to work >>>> on which you can expand over time; you only need to overcome the few >>>> first steps. Since a Centos package for asterisk is missing, you may >>>> want to compile it yourself, which is easy. However, I had to disable >>>> one of the drivers/features of asterisk in the build config because >>>> there?s a bug that makes asterisk fail when that feature/driver is >>>> enabled --- I left everything else enabled and don?t know what most of >>>> the stuff is ... >>> >>> The http://nerdvittles.com/ stuff I referenced earlier gives you the choice >>> of Installing on Centos 6/7, Debian 8 or Raspberry PI. They even have virtual >>> box VM's available. >>> >>> See http://wable-repo.wardmundy.net/incrediblepbx/ for a list of all of the >>> choices. >> >> I?m not sure what you?re trying to say; I neither have a facebook account, nor >> a cell phone, and I don?t understand why cell phones aren?t VOIP clients that >> can simply be used with asterisk. > > I do not have a facebook account either. The first link above is simply a link > to Ward Mundy's semi weekly articles. If you scroll down the page you can > pick the articles that interest you. I ignore anything having to do with > facebook or self driving cars, etc.. Ward writes about many technical things > but tends to specialize in all things related to telephony. > > The 2nd link allows you to pick out the type of pbx that interests you and then > points you to links to his articles that instruct you how to download and build > your choice of pbx. You just have to be care not to click on the stupid ads. > > For instance http://nerdvittles.com/?p=14208 takes you to his article to build > "Introducing Incredible PBX 13 for CentOS 6 and 7"Thanks for the clarification; I did scroll down and didn?t see it ...