I still don't see what you gain by using m0n0wall and a separate Asterisk install. I can't think of one thing that you would need a separate m0n0wall instance to do that AstLinux can't do on it's own. The web interface has become quite completely in the last few releases. Traffic shaping, firewall, vpn support etc. I don't understand how a VM does anything more than complicate an otherwise simple set up.
Darrick Brian McEntire wrote: > Thanks for the reply Alex. I'm not too scared of the soldering iron (I > own one, but my work with it isn't pretty ;-) > > But can you confirm, are you just using the small power header on the > board to supply power to the pci card? I was wondering if I was going > to have to snake an another wall wort into the box to power the card, > would be good if I don't have to do that! > > Not 100% sure I could run a VM on it, but the new net5501 board comes > with 512MB ram and I think a 500-ish MHz processor, way more than what > I'm currently using to run m0n0wall, so even if the VM takes a bite > out of it, it should be fine, hardest part might be configuring the VM > to boot monowall from CF. Can you partition a CF card? (ie, one > partition for the monowall "firmware" and the other for the stripped > down linux install to run Asterisk?) > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Alex Samad<[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 01:09:30PM -0400, Brian McEntire wrote: >>> Hello - >>> I've been running Asterisk (quite happily!) for several years now >>> using a Digium TDM400P card in an old Linux box (P4 1.6 w/ 256MB RAM). >>> I'm also running another old PC running m0n0wall as a firewall. >>> Between these two boxes, that run 24x7, I'm drawing a lot more power >>> than needed and hoping to make a dent in my monthly electric bill by >>> consolidating the two into a single box with efficient power supply, >>> low power processor, and no spinning HD platters. >>> >>> Main question is whether anyone knows if the Digium TDM400P should be >>> compatible with the 3.3V PCI slot in the Soekris Net5501-70 box? >> Hi >> >> I have a the same setup you mention here, except I have a tdm410 card. I >> have a cf boot and a SSD card as well. Running Debian for firewall and >> asterisk server. Works well I have 3 vpn tunnels and a 6to4 tunnel >> ending on this machine, 2 fxs + 1 fxo. from my collectd graphs it looks >> like it really only spike when I am taking readins :) >> >> One catch the case that comes from soekris is too tight to put the molex >> on, I had to solder it to the connectors underneath. all fine though >> >> I am not sure about running a vm on this box though - I have some thing >> similiar at another site, but a bigger box. >> >> Alex >> >>> Soekris' description for the net5501-70 says, in part, it has support >>> for "one or two low-power standard PCI board" >>> >>> I see on my Digium card that it requires a molex connector supplying >>> voltage. The Net5501 has a small 4-pin molex header on the board, I >>> wonder if a small to regular sized molex power cable would do the job >>> to supply this card. >>> >>> If the Soekris isn't expected to work well, are there any mainstream >>> small form factor/low-power solutions for a SoHo asterisk server? >>> >> -- >> Expense Accounts, n.: >> Corporate food stamps. >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iEYEARECAAYFAkpk1yMACgkQkZz88chpJ2NvmgCg3+4zJhQBcnQzxMPeQ1N+KXn1 >> XBMAnjtAOUjpC/++2acwVuHcYOpPQG21 >> =eRW6 >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> > > > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
