Tag Archives: asterisk

Escaping Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by phh

I have an Internet connection and an SIP based analog telephone adapter (ATA) and you have the same. Why can’t we call each other directly? Well we can but most people don’t have things setup for this to work. There … Continue reading →

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No Asterisk at Home

Posted on March 25, 2011 by phh

I have spent too much time in the past experimenting with using an Asterisk PBX server in the home. I learned a great deal but I have to confess it makes no sense for the average user. I can’t suggest … Continue reading →

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Inbound Caller ID

Posted on November 18, 2008 by phh

I am using Asterisk/1.4.21.2 and Asterisk GUI version 2.0 on Ubuntu 8.04.1. I recently noticed caller id was not being passed on inbound calls. The solution was to add “callerid=asreceived” to the trunk context(s) in /etc/asterisk/users.conf. You can edit the … Continue reading →

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Asterisk on Ubuntu

Posted on October 13, 2008 by phh

Asterisk on Ubuntu (Hardy) 8.04.01. It works and works well. Especially with Asterisk GUI 2.0 which is being actively developed by the folks at Asterisk.org. Continue reading →

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Linksys PAP2T-NA 2-Line ATA – Highly Recommended

Posted on February 15, 2008 by phh

The Linksys PAP2T-NA 2-Line analog telephone adapter(ata) allows you to connect your analog telephones to voip servers. It supports the SIP protocol and has been reliable, loud and clear. It supports audible message waiting indicator(mwi) and also visual message waiting … Continue reading →

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A Quick Look at the ArtDio IPF-2000 SIP Phone

Posted on February 8, 2008 by phh

Feb. 8, 2008, A Short Review The ArtDio IPF-2000 is a low cost, single line, SIP/MGCP/H.323 VOIP Phone. After some initial disappointment and a quick firmware upgrade, I have found this basic phone to be stable and reliable. (IPF-2000 Larger … 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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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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