Monthly Archives: January 2007

Vista Won’t Route 169.254.XXX.XXX

Posted on January 17, 2007 by phh

I have been trying out builds 5728 and 5744 of Vista. I normally use dhcp to assign addresses in the 169.254.xxx.xxx range. It was a trick I would use to increase the chances of a successful vpn connection to other … Continue reading →

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Asterisk friendly, Unbundled Voip Service in Southern Ontario

Posted on January 11, 2007 by phh

There are many VOIP companies providing bundled services in Canada. You know – Call Display, Voicemail, 500 minutes, one local phone number for lets say $20.00/month. That is OK for the average customer who wants a replacement or supplement for … Continue reading →

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Denying Outbound Calls with Trixbox (formerly Asterisk@Home)

Posted on January 8, 2007 by phh

I am not trying to be mean (BOFH), there are sometimes good reasons for blocking outgoing calls. Especially when you are paying the phone bill. When I worked for a hotel the telecom consultants had a long list of dialing … Continue reading →

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The Quest for a Quiet PC

Posted on January 8, 2007 by phh

I prefer a silent computer. When the office is quiet, I don’t like to hear the whirr of the various fans in a typical computer (or the hum of the flourescent fixture above me, but that is a different story). … Continue reading →

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VMware Player or Server for Trixbox?

Posted on January 7, 2007 by phh

I have been running Trixbox (formerly asterisk@home) for a while now. When my tdm400 card died I decided to switch to running it virtual and keep the analog phone line for fax/backup. For the record, it is not recommended to … Continue reading →

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Wireless is finally working on my Averatec 3700!

Posted on January 3, 2007 by phh

Huzaa, it works! I spent alot of time trying to get Ubuntu (both dapper and edgy) to work with the wireless adapter in my Averatec 3700 laptop/notebook. The rt2500 802.11b/g chipset is well supported in more recent linux distributions so … Continue reading →

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