About the hardware required, you need a telephony card if you want to connect the PBX to a phone network. Visit http://www.digium.com/ and have a look.
I recomend to check out the PDF located in http://sourceforge.net/projects/asterisk/ I you want something deep theory, perhaps this link can help you http://www.ericsson.com/support/telecom/index.shtml, or read a good telecommunications book (look for it at amazon): Telecommunications Essentials by Lillian Goleniewski is a good one... I hope this help On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:32:45 -0600, John Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I heard this project mentioned on the MythTV mailing list this > weekend. I'm interested in finding more out about the way * works, but > I can't seem to find something that talks about the benefits of having > such a program in a home with a single line. What type of hardware > would be required and any additional wiring that may be required. > > Does * support different rings for different callers and such. > > I'm not a PBX expert (we studied it in very littel detail in one of my > networking classes) so all the jargon is lost on me. Where would I > find such a guide or a few articles on my level? > > Thanks, > John Williams > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > -- -DdC _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
