[Apologies if this is a duplicate, the original seems to have got lost] Thanks for all your responses (wow!) and before I address individual points let me apologise if I appeared too negative, and make it clear that I'm very enthusiastic about astlinux in general, and have already donated (and purchased a net4801 etc) and corresponded with Kristian offering help.
Since the original post I've noticed that m0n0wall seems to be configured in exactly the way I suggested - with a default IP of 192.168.1.1 - why is this not a good idea? > From: "Tom Lynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So, are you unhappy with Astlinux or the Soekris? or just in general? Only Astlinux in this instance. :-) > ...It's really a LOT more common than you may believe. Fair comment. > From: Darrick Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You could always use arp if you know the mac address of the device. True, but I don't. > From: Chris Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ... I plug my laptop into a swaitch connected to the LAN > interface and ssh to 192.168.101.1 > Why is this hard? I don't understand this bit, which maybe answers the question. I guess it's true that on large networks there's generally an established way to monitor things, and on a small homeoffice one the number of possibilities is low, so trial and error doesn't take long. > From: "Tony Plack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ...let's face it, it is a SIP PBX. Some assembly required. Understood, but let's not make it harder than it needs to be. > You may have purchased the Soekris but the Soekris is headless... I know, I know, I'm just trying to improve things - and get my box working! I've already hit delays waiting for a UK power lead, a CF writer, a null modem cable, searching for documentation etc., and I'm running out of time. > From: Carla Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > No. Web forums are teh suck. :) But a lot of folks like them, so if you're > volunteering to run one for AstLinux, Kristian is the one to talk to... I'm volunteering...setting up a BB is trivial (although keeping spam out can be a pain), would people here actually use it? I've set one up in the past and found the RSS feed from it very useful. > ...Average user? This is network and telephony administrator work... Yes, but the whole point is that it's orders of magnitude cheaper than your average PBX and hence a different market. I'm trying to set it up in a "home office" situation. I do actually have lots of experience in programming and communications (but not PBX administration or Linux as it happens) so should be a fairly good target user, I would have thought. > Have you asked for a refund? No, I'd rather fix the problems thanks. :-) > How about offering Kristian a bit of help instead of complaining?... Have done (private e-mail). I'll be fixing some of the broken links when he gives me privs. > ... write a howto... More than happy to, but I'm struggling to find what's already there and understand it myself first. (If anyone wants to know about ISDN by the way, there's a tutorial linked from my web page, see sig below.) > ...help people on mailing lists... That's why I'm here... > ...click the PayPal links... Have done, and will do so again if I ever get it all working! -- Phil McKerracher www.mckerracher.net _______________________________________________ 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]
