On Feb 17, 1:19pm, "Priscilla Oppenheimer" wrote:
} John Neiberger wrote:
} >
} > So, the FXS or FXO port on the router is labeled from the
} > perspective of
} > the device that connects to it?
Yes, it is.
} NO. It's labelled as what it IS.
NO! It is labelled as the opposite (i.e. the type of device that
connects to it).
} In other words, a station
} > connects to
} > an FXS port? And a PBX connects to an FXO port?
}
} NO.
YES! Actually, a PBX could connect to either type of port
depending on what kind of interface you are using.
} > This would be the opposite perspective from what they use when
} > labelling their cabling, which is always from the perspective
} > of the router.
Think of ports, not cables. An ethernet port connects to an
ethernet device. A serial port connects to a serial device. Etc.
} > This is all very confusing. :-( Either I'm continually
} > misunderstanding the examples or several of us have a major
You seem to have it right.
} > misunderstanding when it comes to this stuff. Neither
Yes, several people seem to be misunderstanding it. Given that
most people here are data people, not voice people that is quite
understandable. I did voice (started with ISDN, which is really data)
before I did data. I still do a moderate amount of voice.
} > situation is good.
I'll agree with this point.
}-- End of excerpt from "Priscilla Oppenheimer"
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