I missed David's question in the list (I responed directly). FXO is for the exchange line to connect to. FXS is for phone equipment to connect to.
You do need to load the zaptel driver module and you need to use parameters that set it up correctly for Aussie lines & tones. There is some good info on loading the drivers with parameters here http://tinyurl.com/8e2u5 ----- Original Message ----- From: john dooley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> Sent: Mon 30 Jan 2006 20:46:41 EST Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Re: Asterisk zaptel driver question David Guest wrote: > Neil D. McAliece wrote: > > >> It was a DIY Asterisk setup. >> >> A couple of Dell P4 2.4 ghz machines from a couple of years ago. >> Unecessary onboard stuff (audio, usb etc) was disabled. >> >> They have a basic install of Debian Sarge and I think the second >> release candidate for Asterisk 1.2. I should update them sometime >> soon. >> >> > > Neil > > I ran up a Sid on the week-end and apt-got asterisk 1.2.1 (I think). > I have a TDM 400 with one FXO and one FXS card. Do I have to build > from source or will they work with apt-get packages? > > David > Dave, Where did u get the tdm? Prob should just work as is? Dont u just need the FXS port to plug a telstra line into? FXO is for the phone handset isnt it? I havent really grasped this bit yet I suspect I might need to really soon, as a redundant fallback option for when provider of the moment is down. JD -- ================================================= dr john dooley mbbs frcpa aka "ron" _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
