Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
--[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: From what people have said Asterisk does not require a huge amount of memory or CPU then ? I only have a couple of extensions. Running the G729 codec and will look at the Octava software for the PSTN to reduce echo. Regards, It doesn't seem so to me. For a home office scenario at least. I have a VIA CN700 that I have downclocked to 1Ghz, it has 1G of RAM (A single stick of DDR2) but it runs *a lot of stuff* as well as Asterisk and I have not experienced any issues. The OS is a custom built Linux based on Linux from Scratch (it enables you to build only what you need and compile for the particular hardware of your choice). On this little box I have Asterisk, Tomcat (running the Chandler Calendar Server, and some apps that we use for testing such as Open Bravo and Concourse Suite CRM), Apache, MySQL and PostgreSQL, Samba (acts as a file server for our home network), and other stuff I have probably forgotten. I measure uptime in months and the usual reason for a restart is due to me playing (breaking) or power failures. My home telephony network consists of a trio of Siemens S685IP SIP/DECT phones, two IAX trunks (one to my business partner's home office Asterisk and one to my telephony provider, and a single X100P for a PSTN backup line should the IP services die (I'd recommend using OSLEC for this kind of card - the EC is excellent). This is the Mobo I chose: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=11212 You can read more on my blog (in my sig below) by clicking on the Asterisk tag for example. Cheers Al -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Can anybody recommend a Compact Flash reader/writer that works okay under Linux for creating the boot image ? Sandisk ImageMate looks pretty good and is a good price. Anybody using one of these ? Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Alan Lord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It doesn't seem so to me. For a home office scenario at least. I have a VIA CN700 that I have downclocked to 1Ghz, it has 1G of RAM (A single stick of DDR2) but it runs *a lot of stuff* as well as Asterisk and I have not experienced any issues. The OS is a custom built Linux based on Linux from Scratch (it enables you to build only what you need and compile for the particular hardware of your choice). On this little box I have Asterisk, Tomcat (running the Chandler Calendar Server, and some apps that we use for testing such as Open Bravo and Concourse Suite CRM), Apache, MySQL and PostgreSQL, Samba (acts as a file server for our home network), and other stuff I have probably forgotten. I measure uptime in months and the usual reason for a restart is due to me playing (breaking) or power failures. My home telephony network consists of a trio of Siemens S685IP SIP/DECT phones, two IAX trunks (one to my business partner's home office Asterisk and one to my telephony provider, and a single X100P for a PSTN backup line should the IP services die (I'd recommend using OSLEC for this kind of card - the EC is excellent). This is the Mobo I chose: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=11212 You can read more on my blog (in my sig below) by clicking on the Asterisk tag for example. Cheers Al -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
You can read more on my blog (in my sig below) by clicking on the Asterisk tag for example. Cheers Al Al, What did you finally settle on as a firewall for this project? jlc ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Joseph L. Casale wrote: snip / Al, What did you finally settle on as a firewall for this project? jlc Ahhh - good question; I was waiting for someone to ask... I haven't. I only really needed a content filter for the younger members of my family. When I upgraded the boys' computer to Edubuntu, I found a great thread that helped me add Dan's Guardian and a proxy onto that machine. (It runs as root and he can't do anything about it... Hee Heee. Until he learns how to hack I guess. But by then I doubt I'll care much about him looking at porn anyway). As for a firewall, we have one built into my dsl router and it's quite locked down. I have only one M$ PC left in the household (but not for much longer) so other forms of protection are largely unnecessary today. Of course that may change over time but for now I'm quite happy. I should think a GUI like Firestarter (http://www.fs-security.com/) would be my next port of call if/when I decide to add a firewall to my server. HTH and thanks for asking. Al PS - I did test Untangle on a VM and on a separate partition of my VIA host as it now installs cleanly on Ubuntu servers using apt. But is was just too much hassle to migrate the existing apps over to an Ubuntu Server. If my OS hadn't been a roll-your-own I would have probably used it. -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Personally I did look at building a firewall, but in the end left it to the big boys and have gone Cisco throughout the house. So Cisco router, firewall (ASA5505) and access point. Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Alan Lord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joseph L. Casale wrote: snip / Ahhh - good question; I was waiting for someone to ask... I haven't. I only really needed a content filter for the younger members of my family. When I upgraded the boys' computer to Edubuntu, I found a great thread that helped me add Dan's Guardian and a proxy onto that machine. (It runs as root and he can't do anything about it... Hee Heee. Until he learns how to hack I guess. But by then I doubt I'll care much about him looking at porn anyway). As for a firewall, we have one built into my dsl router and it's quite locked down. I have only one M$ PC left in the household (but not for much longer) so other forms of protection are largely unnecessary today. Of course that may change over time but for now I'm quite happy. I should think a GUI like Firestarter (http://www.fs-security.com/) would be my next port of call if/when I decide to add a firewall to my server. HTH and thanks for asking. Al PS - I did test Untangle on a VM and on a separate partition of my VIA host as it now installs cleanly on Ubuntu servers using apt. But is was just too much hassle to migrate the existing apps over to an Ubuntu Server. If my OS hadn't been a roll-your-own I would have probably used it. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Gordon, I have decided to ditch using Xen for Asterisk and build a separate server. It will be used in the home office and this rack case looks great as I am going to get a small comms cabinet. We will be using a TDM400P to bring PSTN to the server, plus we have a few SNOM M3 phones around the house and in our offices. Would the CN1300 be capable for this ? and how much memory do you put in your servers ? Is that case capable of taking two SATA drives which I can then mirror ? or do you save any VMs etc to a separate server ? Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Gordon Henderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What processor do you need? ie. how many extensions/calls/PCI interface cards - and additional back-end stuff like MySQL, AGI, etc ? And what country are you in (although I'm guessing switzerland from those domains). I've built many with this combo: (from the UK, so you might be OK ordering from .ch, or find a local supplier) http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10902 + PSU + VIA CN1300 mobo + 1 PCI card... 230mm deep, so fits into small office comms cabinets rather than needing full racks, however I limit the CN1300's to 120 extensions - you might need more, or have other stuff like MySQL, etc. running so might want a beefier processor... (I don't run MySQL, or any other fancy AGI, etc. and I do build a custom system, kernel apps. targetted at the processor which runs entirely in RAM) I've also used this: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10403 which can take 2 PCI cards via a riser, but I wasn't happy with it's performance - tried both Digium TDM400 ISDN30 cards at the same time, but the ISDN card kept on losing IRQs and due to time contraints, never had the time to get to the bottom of it. Gordon ___ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Better solution for Comms Cabinet. http://www.hoffmanonline.com/product_catalog/product_detail.aspx?cat_1=34cat_2=2410cat_3=42359catID=42359itemID=3599 On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 12:38 PM, --[ UxBoD ]-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gordon, I have decided to ditch using Xen for Asterisk and build a separate server. It will be used in the home office and this rack case looks great as I am going to get a small comms cabinet. We will be using a TDM400P to bring PSTN to the server, plus we have a few SNOM M3 phones around the house and in our offices. Would the CN1300 be capable for this ? and how much memory do you put in your servers ? Is that case capable of taking two SATA drives which I can then mirror ? or do you save any VMs etc to a separate server ? Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Gordon Henderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What processor do you need? ie. how many extensions/calls/PCI interface cards - and additional back-end stuff like MySQL, AGI, etc ? And what country are you in (although I'm guessing switzerland from those domains). I've built many with this combo: (from the UK, so you might be OK ordering from .ch, or find a local supplier) http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10902 + PSU + VIA CN1300 mobo + 1 PCI card... 230mm deep, so fits into small office comms cabinets rather than needing full racks, however I limit the CN1300's to 120 extensions - you might need more, or have other stuff like MySQL, etc. running so might want a beefier processor... (I don't run MySQL, or any other fancy AGI, etc. and I do build a custom system, kernel apps. targetted at the processor which runs entirely in RAM) I've also used this: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10403 which can take 2 PCI cards via a riser, but I wasn't happy with it's performance - tried both Digium TDM400 ISDN30 cards at the same time, but the ISDN card kept on losing IRQs and due to time contraints, never had the time to get to the bottom of it. Gordon ___ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Andrew lathama Latham Principal TuxTone Inc. http://TuxTone.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Just about anything bootable will serve you well enough. My home office is presently running of an HP T5700 thin client (1 GHz transmeta CPU, 256 MB RAM, 256 MB Flash DOM) running Astlinux. Cheap, diskless, fanless, silent, cool, reliable. Almost perfect IMHO. It's connected to a snom m3 system, 6 Polycom Aastra SIP phones, and one lowly Sipura SPA-2002. We don't have any POTS lines so no FXO card anymore. I did have a TDM400p at one point. Michael Graves On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:38:26 +0100 (BST), --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: Gordon, I have decided to ditch using Xen for Asterisk and build a separate server. It will be used in the home office and this rack case looks great as I am going to get a small comms cabinet. We will be using a TDM400P to bring PSTN to the server, plus we have a few SNOM M3 phones around the house and in our offices. Would the CN1300 be capable for this ? and how much memory do you put in your servers ? Is that case capable of taking two SATA drives which I can then mirror ? or do you save any VMs etc to a separate server ? Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Gordon Henderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What processor do you need? ie. how many extensions/calls/PCI interface cards - and additional back-end stuff like MySQL, AGI, etc ? And what country are you in (although I'm guessing switzerland from those domains). I've built many with this combo: (from the UK, so you might be OK ordering from .ch, or find a local supplier) http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10902 + PSU + VIA CN1300 mobo + 1 PCI card... 230mm deep, so fits into small office comms cabinets rather than needing full racks, however I limit the CN1300's to 120 extensions - you might need more, or have other stuff like MySQL, etc. running so might want a beefier processor... (I don't run MySQL, or any other fancy AGI, etc. and I do build a custom system, kernel apps. targetted at the processor which runs entirely in RAM) I've also used this: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10403 which can take 2 PCI cards via a riser, but I wasn't happy with it's performance - tried both Digium TDM400 ISDN30 cards at the same time, but the ISDN card kept on losing IRQs and due to time contraints, never had the time to get to the bottom of it. Gordon ___ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1617 - Release Date: 8/17/2008 12:58 PM -- Michael Graves mgravesatmstvp.com http://blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
In the UK these look very nice :) going to get a dark grey/black mini one http://www.orionuk.biz/default.asp?productDetails=3 Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Andrew Latham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Better solution for Comms Cabinet. http://www.hoffmanonline.com/product_catalog/product_detail.aspx?cat_1=34cat_2=2410cat_3=42359catID=42359itemID=3599 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
From what people have said Asterisk does not require a huge amount of memory or CPU then ? I only have a couple of extensions. Running the G729 codec and will look at the Octava software for the PSTN to reduce echo. Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just about anything bootable will serve you well enough. My home office is presently running of an HP T5700 thin client (1 GHz transmeta CPU, 256 MB RAM, 256 MB Flash DOM) running Astlinux. Cheap, diskless, fanless, silent, cool, reliable. Almost perfect IMHO. It's connected to a snom m3 system, 6 Polycom Aastra SIP phones, and one lowly Sipura SPA-2002. We don't have any POTS lines so no FXO card anymore. I did have a TDM400p at one point. Michael Graves -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
For a couple of years I used a Soekris Net4801 as an Astlinux host. It features a 266 MHz Geode CPU. That system was able to sucessfully transcode only two G.729 encoded calls at a time. Since moving to the 1 GHz host I've not bothered to try and overtax the transcode capability as it does as much as I need. I expect that it would handle 6-8 transcodes at a time, which is more than I need. Bear in mind that you may not need to transcode very often. If you're using primarily the PSTN through the TDM400p then why bother with G.729 at all? Michael On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:21:31 +0100 (BST), --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: From what people have said Asterisk does not require a huge amount of memory or CPU then ? I only have a couple of extensions. Running the G729 codec and will look at the Octava software for the PSTN to reduce echo. Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just about anything bootable will serve you well enough. My home office is presently running of an HP T5700 thin client (1 GHz transmeta CPU, 256 MB RAM, 256 MB Flash DOM) running Astlinux. Cheap, diskless, fanless, silent, cool, reliable. Almost perfect IMHO. It's connected to a snom m3 system, 6 Polycom Aastra SIP phones, and one lowly Sipura SPA-2002. We don't have any POTS lines so no FXO card anymore. I did have a TDM400p at one point. Michael Graves -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1617 - Release Date: 8/17/2008 12:58 PM -- Michael Graves mgravesatmstvp.com http://blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Reason for the G729 is that I have a couple of numbers which come in directly over IAX. Switched office numbers away from BT onto VoIP to reduce cost :) Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For a couple of years I used a Soekris Net4801 as an Astlinux host. It features a 266 MHz Geode CPU. That system was able to sucessfully transcode only two G.729 encoded calls at a time. Since moving to the 1 GHz host I've not bothered to try and overtax the transcode capability as it does as much as I need. I expect that it would handle 6-8 transcodes at a time, which is more than I need. Bear in mind that you may not need to transcode very often. If you're using primarily the PSTN through the TDM400p then why bother with G.729 at all? Michael -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008, --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: Reason for the G729 is that I have a couple of numbers which come in directly over IAX. Switched office numbers away from BT onto VoIP to reduce cost :) Don't use g729 unless you really need it. Even on an old ADSL-1 connection in the UK (256Kbps upstream), you can run 2 G711 calls over IAX (b/w needed on an IAX trunk for 2 calls is 80+65 = 145Kb/sec each way. (give or take) Even 2 SIP calls @ 160Kbps ought to be fine. However I've transcoded over 10 concurrent g729 calls on a 1GHz VIA processor, so it's possible if you really need to do it. Gordon Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import // Fingerprint: F57A 0CBD DD19 79E9 1FCC A612 CB36 D89D 2C5A 3A84 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0x2C5A3A84 // Phone: +44 845 869 2749 SIP Phone: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For a couple of years I used a Soekris Net4801 as an Astlinux host. It features a 266 MHz Geode CPU. That system was able to sucessfully transcode only two G.729 encoded calls at a time. Since moving to the 1 GHz host I've not bothered to try and overtax the transcode capability as it does as much as I need. I expect that it would handle 6-8 transcodes at a time, which is more than I need. Bear in mind that you may not need to transcode very often. If you're using primarily the PSTN through the TDM400p then why bother with G.729 at all? Michael -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Hi, Though this is a bit off-topic on this list, I think this might interest those looking to build Asterisk appliances out of mini-ITX boards such as http://www.pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm. As Intel's Atom is becoming available on a large scale, I'm feeling rackable mini-ITX cases with PCI/PCIe expansion slot(s) are comparatively still expensive and uneasy to find. The only manufacturer I'm aware of is Travla (see http://www.pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm). So at the moment, I'm inclined to still base our solutions with standard rackable servers (HP, Dell, ...) instead of less power hungry machines. Any comment on that ? Regards ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, Olivier wrote: Hi, Though this is a bit off-topic on this list, I think this might interest those looking to build Asterisk appliances out of mini-ITX boards such as http://www.pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm. As Intel's Atom is becoming available on a large scale, I'm feeling rackable mini-ITX cases with PCI/PCIe expansion slot(s) are comparatively still expensive and uneasy to find. The only manufacturer I'm aware of is Travla (see http://www.pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm). So at the moment, I'm inclined to still base our solutions with standard rackable servers (HP, Dell, ...) instead of less power hungry machines. Any comment on that ? What processor do you need? ie. how many extensions/calls/PCI interface cards - and additional back-end stuff like MySQL, AGI, etc ? And what country are you in (although I'm guessing switzerland from those domains). I've built many with this combo: (from the UK, so you might be OK ordering from .ch, or find a local supplier) http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10902 + PSU + VIA CN1300 mobo + 1 PCI card... 230mm deep, so fits into small office comms cabinets rather than needing full racks, however I limit the CN1300's to 120 extensions - you might need more, or have other stuff like MySQL, etc. running so might want a beefier processor... (I don't run MySQL, or any other fancy AGI, etc. and I do build a custom system, kernel apps. targetted at the processor which runs entirely in RAM) I've also used this: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10403 which can take 2 PCI cards via a riser, but I wasn't happy with it's performance - tried both Digium TDM400 ISDN30 cards at the same time, but the ISDN card kept on losing IRQs and due to time contraints, never had the time to get to the bottom of it. Gordon ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Olivier wrote: Hi, Though this is a bit off-topic on this list, I think this might interest those looking to build Asterisk appliances out of mini-ITX boards such as http://www.pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm. If you're interested in the ALIX type boards, there is a reseller in Australia that offers a rack-mount option. It's designed to house two of the boards, though it's not compulsorary. See http://www.yawarra.com.au. The products that would probably be of interest would be http://www.yawarra.com.au/product.php?productCode=HW-NT48-R and http://www.yawarra.com.au/product.php?productCode=HW-AX22-R. Most Asterisk users would be more interested in the first option I'm guessing. It's not the ALIX board - it's the net5501. The reason it would most likely be of more interest is that it has a PCI slot available to it. I'll add that I'm not affiliated with Yawarra in any way other than having been a satisfied customer in the past. I must also add that whilst I've got an ALIX box myself, I /haven't/ used it as an Asterisk server - mine is a router. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ?
Looks like an expensive way to do it - if power consumption is your issue why not just go for one of the off the shelf asterisk appliance solutions that are out there. ...of course this is my cue to recommend the Vdex-40 (http://www.taa.com/products-vdex-40.html) but seriously what advantages are you getting over any of the asterisk appliances. Cheers, Dean -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Hillis Sent: Saturday, 23 August 2008 10:29 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] OT - Which rackable case for mini-ITX boards ? Olivier wrote: Hi, Though this is a bit off-topic on this list, I think this might interest those looking to build Asterisk appliances out of mini-ITX boards such as http://www.pcengines.ch/alix1c.htm. If you're interested in the ALIX type boards, there is a reseller in Australia that offers a rack-mount option. It's designed to house two of the boards, though it's not compulsorary. See http://www.yawarra.com.au. The products that would probably be of interest would be http://www.yawarra.com.au/product.php?productCode=HW-NT48-R and http://www.yawarra.com.au/product.php?productCode=HW-AX22-R. Most Asterisk users would be more interested in the first option I'm guessing. It's not the ALIX board - it's the net5501. The reason it would most likely be of more interest is that it has a PCI slot available to it. I'll add that I'm not affiliated with Yawarra in any way other than having been a satisfied customer in the past. I must also add that whilst I've got an ALIX box myself, I /haven't/ used it as an Asterisk server - mine is a router. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
