I would rather design a PABX that could interface with existing non VOIP PABX at all. Again, this is about preference not advocacy.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> that zaptel is the device driver for the NIC card that talks to the kernel. > > No, it's the device driver/API for telephony (Digium and Tormenta) > cards, not NIC cards. > >> If you claimed that >> you made OpenBSD run asterisk, then that is something worthwhile to talk >> about. > > It's not a claim, it's a fact. It's in the ports tree and it works. > >> But as I could >> see, your setup is making your machine connecting to some other machine >> elsewhere. > > That's what most VOIP systems do. Would be pretty pointless if it didnt > communicate with other VOIP systems. > >> Well, in my >> opinion it would be nice if one could put zaptel+libpri+asterisk under one >> box just as a typical >> pabx. > > And indeed the *only* thing missing on OpenBSD is the ability to > interface directly with an *existing* non-VOIP PBX or non-VOIP phones. > You can design and implement a perfectly functioning VOIP PBX on OpenBSD > as long as you don't need the OpenBSD box to interface directly with a > traditional PBX or telephone. > >> FYI, I do not used softphones and I prefer hardphones. > > It's of no relevance, both works with Asterisk (and SER) on OpenBSD. > > --- > Lars Hansson
