On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Darrick Hartman <dhart...@djhsolutions.com> wrote: > On 11/18/2010 07:52 AM, Gilles wrote: >> On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:42:33 -0500, Mark Deneen<mden...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Are you saying ADSL as in a generic term for broadband router or do >>> you really mean that the router also acts as a DSL transceiver? >> >> Sorry about that. Ideally, the unit should be both an ADSL modem + >> router, but apparently, most of them are just routers so that the user >> would have to turn their ADSL router into a modem/bridge and connect >> the *WRT-moded router. >> >> If someone's been running Asterisk on that kind of hardware for SOHO >> use, what would you recommend? Apparently, those are hardware that >> come up often in forums: >> >> http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/d-link/dir-825 >> http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/buffalo/wzr-hp-g300h >> http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/asus/wl500gp >> http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/asus/wl600g > > I never saw the point of spending $100 for something that is so limited. > You can spend a little more and get something like an ALIX board that > is so much more capable and still fanless/low power. > > http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm > > The 2d3/2d13 are very nice for the price. > > If you really want to run on a small router like this, the Netgear > WNR3500 is a decent device and can be found for around $90.
If you shop around / wait for deals, you can find the Buffalo for ~$70. I'm sure that the ALIX rigs are low power, just like most routers. However, most routers also come with a 4 port switch + plus one WAN interface. The ALIX boards get you at most 3 independent interfaces, but I don't believe that they can act as a switch. A 400 MHz MIPS is fairly close to a 500 MHz Geode. However, you can't get the asterisk g729 module for mips. I can't say I would want to transcode on the ALIX system, though. For a small setup or for a setup at home, it's really not a bad deal. Especially if you want something to do NAT for you. -M -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users