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    How to Build Your Own IP PBX with Open Source Software
    WHAT IS ASTERISK?
    Asterisk Handbook explains, Asterisk as an “Open Source Hybrid TDM and packet voice PBX and IVR platform with ACD functionality”; but I won’t feed you the alphabet soup on Asterisk.

    “Asterisk is quite possibly the most powerful, flexible and extensible piece of integrated telecommunications software available. Its name comes from the asterisk symbol, *, which in UNIX (including Linux) and DOS environments represents a wildcard, matching any filename.”
    an extract from Asterisk, Part 1

    Article Download - Asterisk, Part 1

    Podcasts on Asterisk
    Episode 110 - Asterisk Rehash - Part 1
    Episode 111- The Future of Telephony
    Episode 112 - Asterisk Rehash - Part Deux

    Rescources on Asterisk
    http://www.digium.com
    http://www.asterisk.org
    http://www.voip-info.org
    http://www.asteriskguru.com

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    Just to add to your Post Igodit, the functionality offered by Asterisk is extended way beyond just telephony. Because it runs on Linux you can incorporate Asterisk with any Application running on linux using scripting.

    A good starting Point for those who would like to get started with Asterisk is Asterisk@Home http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/

    The Asterisk@Home project enables the home user to quickly set up a VOIP Asterisk PBX. A web GUI makes configuration and operation easy. We also provide an xPL (home automation) interface for easy interaction with other devices in the home.
    Asterisk@Home make getting started simple and straight forward. Download the ISO read the Asterisk@Home Handbook and you should have a fully functional PBX system running in a couple hours. Asterisk@Home installs CentOS a Redhat Enterprise comparable distro with necessary services such as Mysql, Apache, PHP, Webmail etc.

    This is the way of the future people at least give it a look.

    Asterisk -- Taking calls in under an Hour!
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    whoa, yes looks like sumting to do! now i have something to do on my friday night! lol
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    Asterisk: The Future of Telephony

    Sample Chapter

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    Looks interesting for real, But unfortunately my weekend is already filled have to catch up on stuff that I didn't do during the rainy weather.

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    Asterisk Linksys WRT54G
    Brian Capouch did demos of Astrerisk running on a Linksys WRT54G at the Spring 2005 VON in San Jose. He teaches a course on VOIP and has each student use Asterisk on a WRT54G. Brian has created a wireless VOIP network by having farmers mount wireless access points on the tops of their grain silos. This lets them talk with each other, and gateway out of an central Asterisk box to reach the PSTN.

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    igodit, i have a brand new wireless wrt54g that im willing to install asterisk on, maybe we can follow the steps that capouch did and do a presentation on it for jalug?
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    I'm up for that, at the next meeting I'll be taking my Asterisk to demo what I have done so far.

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    Why the wrt54g? Whats so special bout it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Virus
    Why the wrt54g? Whats so special bout it.
    This might answer your question, but you can try it with anything else if you are up for it.
    OpenWrt is a Linux distribution for the Linksys WRT54G. Instead of trying to cram every possible feature into one firmware, OpenWrt provides only a minimal firmware with support for add-on packages. For users this means the ability to custom tune features, removing unwanted packages to make room for other packages and for developers this means being able to focus on packages without having to test and release an entire firmware.
    Source: http://openwrt.org/

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