Re: OT: Suggestions for DSL and VOIP

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Author: JD Austin
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Subject: Re: OT: Suggestions for DSL and VOIP
Siri Amrit Kaur wrote:

>On Wednesday 28 September 2005 06:48 am JD Austin kindly wrote:
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>>>3. How complicated is it to set up and use?
>>>
>>>
>>It depends. I build my own Asterisk pbx machines which can be
>>fairly complicated. Typically you get a device that you plug into
>>your router which is pre-configured for the voip provider which has
>>one or more phone plugs on it to plug a phone into.
>>
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>Thanks, JD.
>I don't have a router. Will I get one when I get DSL? Does this
>question give you have a clue about how clueless I am?
>
>Siri Amrit
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It depends. When I signed up for DSL it came with a DSL modem that had
4 ports on the back.
If what they send you has a built in DHCP server (they usually do) then
you can plug a switch into it if the dsl model only has one port
and add ports if needed.

JD

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