That has been my experience too. That is why the wrap boards are tempting even without the pci and ide interfaces.
Next question: Are the users of the soekris boards using a usb key for voicemail storage or a hard drive? Are you recording voicemail with it? On 6/8/06, Michael Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, my experience has been that small format FXO adapters (PCI > card or external sIP device) are a huge waste of time. For me they have > not yielded satisfactory results. Thus I have moved to a wholly IP > based arrangement where I call forward my POTS lines to DIDs provided > by an ITSP. This has been a much better solution than the SPA-3000, > X101p or TDM-400. when I adopted this approach I went from a VIA system > to a Soekris board. > > FWIW, I have not used the Sangoma card...which sounds promising. > > Michael Graves > > > On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 07:48:23 -0400, Michael Sprague wrote: > > >Thank you for that comment! > >I am operating with no hardware cards at the moment (actually, my > >current setup id a P133 laptop with Debian/Asterisk), but I could see > >that changing down the road. I did some checking and it seems there is > >not much clearly set out as far as what cards would be usable in the > >soekris boards considering the voltage and current constraints. For my > >purposes, ideally there would be a 1 FXO, 1 FXS port card to add to > >it, but I don't think such a thing exists that the soekris will be > >happy with. In my searches I found reference to overloading the IRQ > >servicing on the soekris with some interface cards. I don't need > >additional data connectivity, but being able to get rid of SPA-3000s > >would be a definite bonus. Any options for that? Maybe that would > >require jumping up to a VIA board? Has anyone found (or created) a PCI > >card compatibility chart for soekris that is VOIP related? > > > >Thanks, > >Michael > > > > > >On 6/7/06, olivier.taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> comment for you :) > >> > >> wrap doesn' t have pci connector and no ide connector, that's why they > >> are cheaper. > >> as you will see on the mailing list, many people uses isdn or pstn cards > >> on the soekris boards, what about an isdn card on a wrap? > >> > >> Good luck, > >> > >> Olivier > >> > >> Michael Sprague a écrit : > >> > I've started checking into the net4801-50 and the wrap1e202 to use > >> > with Astlinux. They have similar specs, with the primary exception of > >> > the usb port on the soekris, but now you can add usb on to the wrap > >> > too. I can get a wrap bundle cheaper than the soekris and am wondering > >> > if I would be regretting it since it seems like Kris prefers to target > >> > the soekris boards. > >> > Any comments for me? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Michael > > _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kriscompanies.com/mailman/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
