[General] VoIP For Home Usage

Wed Aug 5 19:43:19 +03 2009

I tried it again an hour ago and didn't like it.

The addons and modules I'm used to aren't there and even though the
installation process was fairly click-click-next-next, it gave no
information on what the default user & password were, so I had search around
to find them (it wasn't available in their support/help pages nor their
quick-start guide!!!).

They use RPMs to update, so you'd still be vulnerable should an exploit
surface.

I don't know about AsteriskNow, but PBXiaF offers cool additional scripts on
their website:
http://pbxinaflash.org/piafscripts/Asterisk+1.6
http://bestof.nerdvittles.com/scripts/

I also don't know if these scripts work with AsteriskNow or not, and frankly
I'm not gonna bother any more with it.

As of now, I'm writing a HOWTO on installing PBXiaF because I wasn't
satisfied with the guides I found online.

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Ahmad Al-Ibrahim <ahmad at koutbo6.com> wrote:

> How about http://www.asterisknow.org/ ?
>
> Majed B. wrote:
> > I think I'm gonna stick with PBX in a Flash for now. Yes, the
> > installation process is horribly long and requires Internet, but you
> > get to stay up to date and you don't have to wait for RPMs or packages
> > to be released.
> >
> > They have custom scripts that download the latest source-code (stable
> > only, I think), compile it and configure it for you.
> >
> > All the distros out there use FreePBX for their web ui. The difference
> > is that trixbox bundled everything on a CD which made things easier
> > rather than having to download more stuff during the installation
> > process. Also, trixbox does offer a rather elaborate user-interface
> > (with access to system functions: Like when to restart asterisk: now,
> > when idle, when there are no calls).
> >
> > I've been reading about trixbox and its security issues all day now
> > and they seem to be slow in releasing patches for their systems.
> > Something I'm not fond of (being slow in patching). And if you apply
> > patches & fixes from other locations, the package manager would no
> > longer work properly.
> >
> > A lot of people seem to be referencing "Nerd Vittles":
> http://nerdvittles.com/
> > It has security & cool tips & tricks.
> >
> > Any luck with your card?
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Ahmad Al-Ibrahim<ahmad at koutbo6.com>
> wrote:
> >> Another distro worth looking at http://www.elastix.org/
> >>
> >> Majed B. wrote:
> >>> I have some disturbing news... I read that trixbox sends personal
> >>> information over to its company, and have been told by a couple of
> >>> people (in IRC) that trixbox has the tendency to install scripts
> >>> without prior consent of the user.
> >>> Also, they have the tendency to ignore security problems...
> >>>
> >>> I just finished installing PBX in a Flash, and believe me, it's NOT a
> >>> quick installation! It's an ugly installation... the free version
> >>> requires that you have an Internet connection because it downloads the
> >>> source from the website then compiles it on the machine (yes, it
> >>> compiles it from source...).
> >>>
> >>> So what was supposed to be done in "a Flash" took me around 2 hours.
> >>>
> >>> I'm currently running Asterisk 1.6.1.1 with Dahdi 2.2.02+2.2.0.
> >>>
> >>> How are things progressing on your end?
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Majed B.<majedb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Ahmad, here's what I noticed about the NAT thing.
> >>>>
> >>>> It's NOT a NAT thing. It's a DNS resolution problem. Whenever I run
> >>>> "dig domain.net" on the PBX machine, the PBX recognizes the public IP
> >>>> of my domain for a few minutes, then it goes back to unknown.
> >>>>
> >>>> So instead of having script update the IP for me, I'll just run dig
> >>>> every 3-5 minutes... It's retarded but it works, until I figure out
> >>>> what the hell is going on with this.
> >>>>
> >>>> Even the guys at #asterisk & #freepbx aren't helping on this...
> >>>>
> >>>> Which reminds me, you could go there and ask them. They're on
> >>>> irc.freenode.net, port 6667. Register your nickname to access their
> >>>> channels:
> >>>>
> >>>> /nick <your nickname>
> >>>> /nickserv register <pass> <email>
> >>>>
> >>>> Login to your email and copy/paste the verification line
> >>>>
> >>>> /nickserv identify <pass>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Majed B.<majedb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> I don't see where the problem is Ahmad. The manual says to use wires
> 4
> >>>>> & 5, which are what we use in Kuwait (The middle 2 wires) and it
> works
> >>>>> on my end.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Notice that they have shown a figure of 8 wires not 4; that's because
> >>>>> they have digital services, unlike us.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> With that said, Kuwait's caller ID is similar to that of UK (BT
> >>>>> company), so the way that someone showed in the asterisk forum might
> >>>>> actually work for you:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 1          ------1
> >>>>> 2---------/
> >>>>> 3---------\
> >>>>> 4          ------4
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> http://www.asterisk.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=42449&sid=f7f76ad03a8a80004579d26d75ae1206
> >>>>>
> >>>>> But before you venture into making such a cable, open the phone's
> wall
> >>>>> socket and look at where the cables are wired (which pins). You
> should
> >>>>> follow the same.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you confirm the wiring, then focus on the PBX itself. I haven't
> >>>>> found anything that points at where the problem is, apart from these
> >>>>> two links:
> >>>>>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/asterisk-gui@lists.digium.com/msg01430.html
> >>>>>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/asterisk-gui@lists.digium.com/msg01394.html
> >>>>>
> >>>>> They say that if you had old trunk configurations, and deleted them,
> >>>>> the GUI may not have cleaned them up as it should (notice the date of
> >>>>> these messages: They're in July 2009).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So you have two options, as suggested in the links:
> >>>>> 1) Delete the trunk configuration then dive into the specified config
> >>>>> files and make sure there are no references of them.
> >>>>> 2) Reinstall.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Good luck!
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      Majed B.
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