Graham. schreef:
> "TheFug" <nosp@mplea.ze> wrote in message
> news:47093701$0$25501$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
>> Jono schreef:
>>> TheFug formulated on Sunday :
>>>> Hi, have my SPA3102 up and running, and have a question, first, here's
>>>> my setup: have a Sweex modem-router, with on one LAN port the SPA3102,
>>>> and on the SPA3102 my pc, POTS landline is also connectedon the SPA.
>>>>
>>>> My question, with what service (web based?) or software can i be
>>>> reached/call at four ITSP accounts ? like Voipbuster, VoipCheap, etc..
>>>> wath is easily to configure (and free of charge) it's difficult to
>>>> choose from: like Asteriks, MySipSwitch, or Voxalot?
>>>> I now run Windows XP, but i get the impression, that i should switch
>>>> over to Linux, i did have some good experience with Linux in the past,
>>>> and i dislike the usual problems, like unstable, viri, and constant
>>>> "updates" for Windows from M$..:(
>>> The cheapest way, in terms of power consumption, would be to pay for the
>>> premium voxalot account.
>>>
>>> Alternatively, you could consider installing Centos & Asterisk/Trixbox
>>> and disposing of MS
>>>
>>>
>> I understand Asteriks is Debian based ? What's Trixbox ?
>> Centos i did not yet encounter, this is also software ?
>>
>> Btw, i've installed Asteriks's win32 free version now,
>> not yet configured, but if i have a sound peak, or unplug the mike,
>> i get a whole story to hear from the "Asterix" instruction voice,
>> "thankyou for installing..."
>> Where do i place my SIP provider settings and routing details ?
>>
>
> Centros is another Linux distro
> Trixbox is the new name for Asterisk@Home
> basically it's Asterisk with a web GUI
> pure Asterisk is command-line programmed
>
> My Asterisk box (actually Trixbox) is just that
> a box.
> Actually an old PC that just sits in the corner connected to
> the LAN and the mains. No keyboard mouse or monitor.
> The fact it is Linux based is neither here nor there, I
> administer it via its web interface from a Windows
> machine on my network (or even remotly via the internet
> should I so wish) and if I need access to the console
> I log in with an SSH client.
>
>
> Voxalot is a free hosted Asterisk solution for your
> outgoing providers, you do have to pay to register
> your incoming providers. You only get very basic
> features.
>
> Graham.
> %Profound_observation%
>
>
Thankyou, Graham, for your clear answer, i'm thinking very hard to dump
m$oft's WindowsXP, i've had it, with it, the more you ask of it, the
worse it gets..:( i've some good experiences with Linux distro's in the
past, i like where it says: everything is a file :)

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The Fug.