To enable asterisk to communicate with PSTN lines we should have either a VOIP-PSTN gateway or FXO card. I will not explain about VOIP-PSTN gateway, there are some service providers out there who provides this service for their customers. In my work I use Digium TDM 410P with 4 FXO port per card. There are [...]

In this second part I will explain step-by-step configuration to use our appliance to build an Asterisk PABX server. Without further ado, here is the list:

Install the Digium card on the PCI slot
Install our appliance. You can also use any linux distribution, download asterisk from its website and install it.
There are [...]

In my previous post I promise to share some of my experience in preparing emergency operation center for disaster management. One of the software we implement in this project is Asterisk. I use Asterisk 1.6.1.5 from openSUSE repository. Actually I built a custom 64 bit appliance using KDE 4.3 from factory repositories through SUSE Studio [...]

Just quick note for other people that may have the same problem with me. openSUSE 11.2 fresh install on my HP 2230s laptop. My problem is, if I plug the headphone to the headphone jack in front of the laptop then a huge noise come out, and it becomes unusable to use the headphone.
As root [...]