I'd have to aggree going with the channel bank is the best way. Carlos Alcantar Race Technologies, Inc. 101 Haskins Way South San Francisco, CA 94080 P: 650.246.8900 F: 650.246.8901 E: carlos at race.com
-----Original Message----- From: Bryce Chidester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:50 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] so many FXS ports :) if you're looking for a less expensive, cinch to configure channel bank, I would look at the Rhino Channel Bank (http:// www.channelbanks.com). I must admit that I work for them, but I guarantee Asterisk compatibility and good, personal technical support should you need it. Regards, Bryce Chidester Rhino Equipment Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED] SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 (480) 940-1826 x305 IAX: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/305 On Jun 24, 2005, at 20:33, Carlos wrote: > You can always go with like a mediatrix 1124 - 24-port FXS access > device configuration is a nightmare with these things they make you > use the horrible app that they make you install. And you don't even > get the > software free to be able to $2500 device that you just bought. > Anyways I > have 2 of these devices and am very un happy with them ended switching > them out with asterisk with a t1 and a channel bank and it works > perfect. > > Carlos Alcantar > Race Technologies, Inc. > 101 Haskins Way > South San Francisco, CA 94080 > P: 650.246.8900 > F: 650.246.8901 > E: carlos at race.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Latham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:19 AM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] so many FXS ports :) > > The idea is that the channel bank breaks a T1/E1/J1 in to channels. > There are newer channel type devices that are just gateways. I am sure > there are benefits of doing it each way. > > On 6/23/05, Seamus Abshere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> That's what I'm confused about: >> * two 4 port FXS cards >> * one 24 port FXS channel bank >> both, neither, and if both -- why do you need the dual digium cards? >> shouldn't your channel bank just take MGCP or SIP or something? >> >> What am I missing? >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> >>> Shawn guessed correctly; "Most likely a channel bank with 24FXS." >>> We have 2 cards each with 4 ports. >>> >>>>> 1 Zap/23-1 >>>>> 2 Zap/12-1 >>>>> 4 Zap/20-1 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> Seamus said: >> >>>> this is perhaps a silly question, but how do you have so many >>>> zaptel FXS's? do you have six TDM400 cards with four FXS's each? or >>>> what am I missing? >>>> >> >> -- >> Seamus Abshere >> Isthmus Group >> _______________________________________________ >> Asterisk-Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> > > > -- > <sig> > Andrew Latham - AKA: LATHAMA (lay-th-ham-eh) > WWW: http://lathama.com > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] If > any of the above are down we have bigger problems than my email! > </sig> > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
