Ah, I see your point and apologize for the misunderstanding. Large deployments could be a problem, thats for sure.
If you need the MAC address I would suggest a cheap Dell wireless router (as many others do I am sure) as it logs the MAC addy along with the DHCP addy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Van Meggelen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:28 PM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup > As with so many things, perspective determines impressions. > > If I look at the IAXy from the perspective of a guy in his lab with his > Asterisk, then this thing sets up about as painlessly as anything could. > I like it a lot. > > But if one looks at it from the perspective of a solutions provider, > possibly needing to deploy these by the dozens, hundreds or thousands, a > desire to optimize the process surfaces. The management interface to the > IAXy does not lend itself to mass deployments, and that is the source of > my criticism. > > I, personally, found the IAXy a breeze to configure. But when I look at > them as a project manager or implementer, there are some glaring > shortcomings that I'd love to see fixed. > > And I definitely misspoke if I gave the impression that I wanted a web > interface. That doesn't interest me nearly as much as being able to > assign the MAC address to a DHCP server, and letting the IAXy grab it's > personality though a bootstrap mechanism. > > And some sort of telnet/SSH interface, even a really ugly hex-based one, > or possibly some funky DTMF interface via the FXS port would be HUGE. > > It's a wish list, ya know? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Steve Totaro > > Sent: October 17, 2004 6:15 PM > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup > > > > > > yup it is, just not a web interface like what I thought the > > writer was implying. I thought setting it up was a breeze. > > No complaints here. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Van Meggelen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial > > Discussion'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 4:35 PM > > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup > > > > > > > Telnet is a standard, is it not? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Steve > > > > Totaro > > > > Sent: October 17, 2004 2:58 PM > > > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > > > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IAXy setup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, but I CAN'T see why this is the case. Again, I'm > > > > back to my > > > > > > > argument that there's plenty of devices in the same price > > > > > > range that > > > > > > > have all kinds of administrative flexibility. Think about > > > > > > this: why is > > > > > > > the IAXy stuck using a non-standard administrative > > > > > > interface? That is > > > > > > > very uncommon in the world of networking hardware. > > > > > > > > > > > > I guess you dont use telnet on many Cisco routers do you? > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > > Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 08/10/2004 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 08/10/2004 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/> asterisk-users > > To > > UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 08/10/2004 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 08/10/2004 > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users