Asterisk (complete n00b)

[Kevin]

On 7/17/06 4:46 PM, "Carl Parrish" <lists at pcl-consulting.com> wrote:
> So If I don't need a regular phone line connected to it. (I have
> headphones and a mic - does it work with blue tooth headsets?) I can
> just install asterisk on my desktop then start receiving calls? I think

Not exactly.  You need some way to connect to the PSTN so inbound calls can
be routed to you.

Either an FXO device for an analog POTS line:
http://www.sipura.com/products/spa3000.htm

Or a VOIP provider:
http://dmoz.org/Business/Telecommunications/Services/VoIP/


> I saw somewhere that I could install asterisk on my Linksys WRT54GS but
> I have no idea how that would work.

http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000640041977/


However, I am no expert on this stuff.  I'm just sharing what I've learned
in my reading the last few days (and generous help from this list).

...Kevin