Um, not trying to be a smartass, but a simple 2 way splitter like the one you get in the dollar store would do the trick nicely. Then you could just plug in a POTS phone and turn the ringer off. Don't think it would suck too much voltage so your FXO card shouldn't notice.
hth -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Asterisk-Users] New To Asterisk/POTS - Hardware Setup Question Regards to All, I recently setup an Asterisk system ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and it works like a charm so far. It is in a SOHO behind another Linux iptable NAT firewall with no problems. Hopefully this isn't too dumb a question, and its the right place to ask it. The situation is that at this time I have only one incoming PSTN line which I have not yet hooked up (I have a single port FXO wildcard arriving soon for test purposes) which I would like to have available whether the server is available or not. I'm thinking that a Sipura or Grandstream analog adapter with PSTN passthrough is the solution, but I'm not sure, as I'm new to the whole PBX/POTS system. Everything I've seen with passthrough is also a router/gateway. Is that necesary and will it work or is there a better solution? For example, we have regular power outages here at my location lasting anywhere from 1 minute to two hours and if the system is down I would like to still have access to local 911 as well as other local numbers. The obvious thing to do is just unplug one of the phones and plug it directly into the POTS line, but I'm hoping there is a product available that will work with both Asterisk and allow passthrough that will not only transparent, but be less expensive than setting up a UPS system that will hold the server up for an hour or so. A UPS to hold up the adapting device and phone for an extended period would be far cheaper, I think. TIA for any replies. Regards, John C. _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
