Hi James,
if it's for SOHO/home use, you can run Asterisk hppily on a cheap little
ARM box like a Linksys NSLU2 (Slug), WRT54GL or one of many others (I've
seen PogoPlugs and WD media boxes pretty cheap lately). Anything that
will run OpenWRT will do, they are typically under $100 and it's easy to
install Asterisk from Optware (like apt or yum). I believe it has also
been done on the iPhone if you have an old one lying around and want a
challenge.
I've been running Asterisk at home on my Slug for a few years now. It's
used mostly as an intercom since a dodgy, recycled laptop drive lead to
some instability and loss of wifely faith.
So get a cheap wireless router or end-of-line media server, add OpenWRT
and a 4GB USB stick and you have a full-featured phone system for under
$100 (including tax!).
regards,
Drew
James Knott wrote:
Andre Courchesne wrote:
Not out of the box. You will need serious linux experience to
configure all that and keep it secure, stable and maintainable in a
single box. I always suggest to keep asterisk as a standalone box for
stability
I expect that "serious linux experience" would be more than what's
required to get Asterisk going on an existing Linux box. As for a
stand alone box, I've already got 4 (5 including my notebook)
computers on or near my desk. I don't have room for another. Also,
I'll be using Asterisk mainly for learning about it and to be able to
use my smart phone as an extension to my home phone, so I'm not that
concerned with stability.
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