AstLinux on various embedded hardware really works well. I have several
on older HP Thin Clients, 55xx series, some with only 128 Meg of ram. A
replacement flash from Transcend and a 55xx of eBay can be easily under $50.
the GUI in AstLinux makes life simple for users who want to make minor
changes.
If you want to go REALLY small, the Dockstar with a 1-2 Gig pen flash
running Debian and 1.6.2.13 in a package not much larger than a pack of
cigarettes
Both run off 12VDC, so backup through power blips is easy.
Either of these, IMO, is a better choice than the WRT on a router.
But then, I don't much care for all the eggs in one basket.
John Novack
Chris Gentle wrote:
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:20 AM, jon pounder <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I have a similar setup in an office but sip directly back to the
main server - not sure what the value add to the local asterisk
is, except "intercom" calls would not have to leave the lan, but
isn't that the purpose of reinvite ?
When I first set it up I was using only SIP connections without an
Asterisk box on the remote end, just like you mentioned. I had
numerous NAT problems, which I now believe were caused by a really
lousy router on the far end. Since I'm behind NAT on both ends, I
wanted to switch to IAX to see if that would help. It did and it was
a fun learning experience to get Asterisk going on such a limited
piece of hardware. Now it just works with almost no maintenance.
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