From blearning at speakeasy.net Mon Mar 5 19:53:01 2007 From: blearning at speakeasy.net (Bill Learning) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Good Info in the Linux Journal this month Message-ID: <001401c75f89$caade220$720aa8c0@billdev06> Better pick a copy of Linux Journal up this month, if you aren't getting them already..Good Stuff on Asterisk inside it Thanks Monte Bill Learning blearning@speakeasy.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.atlaug.com/pipermail/aaug/attachments/20070305/52b1d6ab/attachment.html From montef at bellsouth.net Tue Mar 6 13:59:44 2007 From: montef at bellsouth.net (montef@bellsouth.net) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Good Info in the Linux Journal this month In-Reply-To: <001401c75f89$caade220$720aa8c0@billdev06> Message-ID: <200703061859.l26Ixias016885@fizban.dyndns.org> > Better pick a copy of Linux Journal up this month, if you aren't getting > them already..Good Stuff on Asterisk inside it > > Thanks Monte You're welcome. :-) -- -Monte From sph at xelatec.com Tue Mar 6 22:31:38 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: Atlanta Asterisk Users Group - Asterisk Install Fest In-Reply-To: <1173236664.27986.7.camel@feynman> References: <3377.192.168.1.231.1172715638.squirrel@xelatec.com> <1173236664.27986.7.camel@feynman> Message-ID: <3671.192.168.1.211.1173238298.squirrel@xelatec.com> Benjamin, What we'd need is a room with folding tables, chairs, AC and IP connectivity. We'd set up an installation assembly line, troubleshooting and experimentation table and a demonstration area. Two medium sized adjacent rooms might be good to acoustically isolate the activities. I'd estimate 15 to 20 volunteer installers and demonstrators from the Asterisk Users Group and maybe 50 to 75 guests. After we have a confirmed location, we'll start the publicity and refer everyone to a site where they can register to attend so we have a better number. The Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (several of which are interested in attending) meet at Emory and though they think we can use a room over there, most of us in Asterisk Users Group believe Georgia Tech is a better location. (I'm partial since my daughter starts there this Fall.) There is a good percentage of Asterisk people who are also Amateur Radio operators and we'd like to pull in the GT Radio group too since we'll be demonstrating various wireless interfaces to Asterisk. Since there is more communications research in progress at GT there might be more interested people there. Asterisk makes a great lab tool for any Voip work. Since it's Open Source you can code in emerging standards and unique test cases quickly and inexpensively. Also having the Asterisk Install Fest at GT would be a great run up to the Asterisk Developers Conference that was recently announced to be held at GT in late May (http://www.asterisk.org/node/48316). I'd be glad to answer more questions and you can call me at 678-464-3031 anytime you'd like to talk. Steven "We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge doubt enters.? ? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 21:20 -0500, Steven Henke wrote: >> I would like to discuss an Asterisk Install Fest that could be jointly >> presented by LUG@GT and the Atlanta Asterisk Users Group(ATLAUG) > > The Installfest is indeed a great idea, if you've discovered enough of > a need for it in the area. However, I'm not sure how much help we could > be in the organization or operation of such an event. We could promote > your event via the channels we use to promote ours, but that's also > limited since some channels are only for officially chartered GT orgs. > > Please note that I'm not declining. I'm only asking what the partnership > would entail. > > Thanks for writing and I apologize for the delay in response, > -- > Benjamin Jasper McMillan | "The hardest thing to understand is why we > ben@benmcmillan.com | can understand anything at all." - Einstein > > From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Sat Mar 10 13:43:46 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Follow-Me Example Message-ID: <1173552226.17826.82.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Does anyone have a good example of a "Follow Me" macro they can share? I'm looking for someone calling my office to go through the following path: 1. Ring SIP/301 2. Ring Cell Phone 3. Ring SIP/301 4. Hit VoiceMail If I turn on DND on my phone I would then want it to go to Cell Phone. That way when I leave the office there is no need to ring the 302 phone. I guess I also need to tune the seconds argument for the dial to cell phone so that my cell phone's VM does not pick up. Looking for some great examples! Thanks, Chris From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Sat Mar 10 14:11:43 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Follow-Me Example In-Reply-To: <1173552226.17826.82.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> References: <1173552226.17826.82.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <1173553903.17826.85.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> This seems like a start: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+Tips+follow+me Maybe someone can chime in on enhancements to the idea in that link. I never even thought about changing the caller-id so that it seems to come from the caller instead of what I set my trunk's CID to. On Sat, 2007-03-10 at 13:43 -0500, Christopher Fowler wrote: > Does anyone have a good example of a "Follow Me" macro they can > share? > > I'm looking for someone calling my office to go through the following > path: > > 1. Ring SIP/301 > 2. Ring Cell Phone > 3. Ring SIP/301 > 4. Hit VoiceMail > > If I turn on DND on my phone I would then want it to go > to Cell Phone. That way when I leave the office there is no > need to ring the 302 phone. > > I guess I also need to tune the seconds argument for the dial to cell > phone so that my cell phone's VM does not pick up. > > Looking for some great examples! > > Thanks, > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Sun Mar 11 14:16:33 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] AStlinux + DST Message-ID: <1173636994.17826.89.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Has anyone here got their astlinux box working with the correct DST info? I'm running 0.4.4, latest version, and I've replaced all files in /usr/share/zoneinfo. the date command is telling me that I'm an hour behind. My speaking clock feature is on the correct time. So maybe this is a uClibc issue? From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Mon Mar 12 09:34:44 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: [ale] The world didn't end In-Reply-To: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29DA@EXVS01.dsw.net> References: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29A3@EXVS01.dsw.net> <45F45770.90507@bellsouth.net> <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29DA@EXVS01.dsw.net> Message-ID: <1173706485.17826.108.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> OMG! I must say that is some very usefule info you just found for us. Of all my servers my astlinux boxes are not working right. I've updated the Zoneinfo file but I'm still getting bad time. My guess is that it is a uClibc issue buford-pbx ~ # date;env TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' date Mon Mar 12 08:33:52 EST 2007 Mon Mar 12 09:33:52 EDT 2007 I'm going to place that string in the rc.conf of astlinux ans see if it works on a reboot. On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 09:03 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote: > OpenServer Release 5.0.4 - SCO's only response was "upgrade to 5.0.7" as > if THAT were an option. Trolling Google I found that simply modifying > /etc/TIMEZONE was the fix needed: > > New Value: > TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' > > Old Value: > TZ='EST5EDT' > > SCO apparently doesn't have zone files anywhere that can be modified so > the above will make it alter the "stored" value for EST5EDT. > > I'm assuming the above would work for other US timezones so long as you > substituted the base timezone (e.g. PST8PDT) for EST5EDT. > > The timezone man page details why it works. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] On Behalf Of H. > A. Story > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:25 PM > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts > Subject: Re: [ale] The world didn't end > > what version of SCO? Did you apply a patch? I am not sure if 5.0.7 or > earlier has the patch. I know 6.0 does. Only reason I am asking is I > have a lot of clients that have asked because of the news coverage. Best > > answer I can give them is that their system has been wrong half of the > year for the past 7 years what is a few weeks now? > > Adrin > > > Jeff Lightner wrote: > > > > Amazing all of my UNIX/Linux systems successfully transitioned to the > > new EDT without a problem AND my lights and cable are still on. > > > > Hell even my unsupported SCO (I know) UNIX box' bizarre fix for > > unsupported version worked as did my unsupported HP-UX 10.20 servers. > > > > If only I could have figured out how to automatically change the dam > > AS400 times I wouldn't have even had to have gotten up tonight. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ale mailing list > > Ale@ale.org > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > Ale@ale.org > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > Ale@ale.org > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Mon Mar 12 09:42:20 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: [ale] The world didn't end In-Reply-To: <1173706485.17826.108.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> References: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29A3@EXVS01.dsw.net> <45F45770.90507@bellsouth.net> <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29DA@EXVS01.dsw.net> <1173706485.17826.108.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <1173706941.17826.110.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> I did try this on my FC# box and it did not behave like I was expecting. Maybe something is wrong in the variable? [cfowler@shuttle ~]$ env TZ="EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00" date ; env TZ="CST5CDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00" date Mon Mar 12 09:41:45 EDT 2007 Mon Mar 12 09:41:45 CDT 2007 On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 09:34 -0400, Christopher Fowler wrote: > OMG! I must say that is some very usefule info you just found for us. > Of all my servers my astlinux boxes are not working right. I've updated > the Zoneinfo file but I'm still getting bad time. My guess is that it > is a uClibc issue > > buford-pbx ~ # date;env TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' date > Mon Mar 12 08:33:52 EST 2007 > Mon Mar 12 09:33:52 EDT 2007 > > > I'm going to place that string in the rc.conf of astlinux ans see if it > works on a reboot. > > > On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 09:03 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote: > > OpenServer Release 5.0.4 - SCO's only response was "upgrade to 5.0.7" as > > if THAT were an option. Trolling Google I found that simply modifying > > /etc/TIMEZONE was the fix needed: > > > > New Value: > > TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' > > > > Old Value: > > TZ='EST5EDT' > > > > SCO apparently doesn't have zone files anywhere that can be modified so > > the above will make it alter the "stored" value for EST5EDT. > > > > I'm assuming the above would work for other US timezones so long as you > > substituted the base timezone (e.g. PST8PDT) for EST5EDT. > > > > The timezone man page details why it works. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] On Behalf Of H. > > A. Story > > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:25 PM > > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts > > Subject: Re: [ale] The world didn't end > > > > what version of SCO? Did you apply a patch? I am not sure if 5.0.7 or > > earlier has the patch. I know 6.0 does. Only reason I am asking is I > > have a lot of clients that have asked because of the news coverage. Best > > > > answer I can give them is that their system has been wrong half of the > > year for the past 7 years what is a few weeks now? > > > > Adrin > > > > > > Jeff Lightner wrote: > > > > > > Amazing all of my UNIX/Linux systems successfully transitioned to the > > > new EDT without a problem AND my lights and cable are still on. > > > > > > Hell even my unsupported SCO (I know) UNIX box' bizarre fix for > > > unsupported version worked as did my unsupported HP-UX 10.20 servers. > > > > > > If only I could have figured out how to automatically change the dam > > > AS400 times I wouldn't have even had to have gotten up tonight. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Ale mailing list > > > Ale@ale.org > > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > > _______________________________________________ > > Ale mailing list > > Ale@ale.org > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > > _______________________________________________ > > Ale mailing list > > Ale@ale.org > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From steve.odom at verso.com Mon Mar 12 10:47:50 2007 From: steve.odom at verso.com (Odom, Steve) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: [ale] The world didn't end In-Reply-To: <1173706941.17826.110.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> References: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29A3@EXVS01.dsw.net><45F45770.90507@bellsouth.net><99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29DA@EXVS01.dsw.net><1173706485.17826.108.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> <1173706941.17826.110.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <9103FBDAC462C140A84247F8AF65D5F70666E7FD@ATL01-MXCCL01.verso.com> To all AAUG members: I tested and now have installed Aastra 9133i IP phones this weekend. I have found that these phones are very well built and the audio on both the speakerphone and handset is the best I have tested. One of the unique features is a backup proxy. This allows for redundant server or broadband access. If the connection is lost on the primary path, the phone will use the backup proxy to connect to a backup server or through a different broadband connection. In addition to having BLF, the phone also has BLA or Bridge Line Appearance. This allows group shared pickup capabilities. All phones within a group will ring on an incoming call, only one phone is allowed to answer, however if the call is put on hold, anyone within the group can pick up the call by pressing the lit button assigned to the group. This is a great feature for a call center with many separate groups. Also a great feature for home use is you can assign all phones to the same group. The quality and rugged feel to this phone is much better than my Grandstream GXP-2000 which I have been using for about a year now. I have had 4 Grandstream phone failures within that timeframe, 3 of which are POE related failures. I have a loud Buzz on 2 phones and the other quit working with a POE connection. I have now plugged them in using the power module, and they work again. I understand that Grandstream has recently released an upgraded version of this phone, and according to Bill Learning, this new version is greatly improved, especially the audio and speaker phone function. They apparently added some weight to the phone giving the feel and appearance of higher quality, (it also helps to prevent the phone from falling onto the floor when lifting the handset when the cord gets a little tangled). I am hoping that Bill will give us his assessment when he concludes his evaluation. Also, do not install the latest Beta firmware on the GXP-2000 as it has many bugs. I found the lowest price for this phone ($125) at IPphone.com http://www.ipphone-warehouse.com/products/a1720-0131010-05.html?src=aast ra9133i&gclid=CPfn2Pq774oCFRJfUAodTRak_Q Hope this information is helpful to some of you, please submit your evaluations of other phones or hardware to our group when you try something new. Steven A Odom From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Mon Mar 12 12:10:29 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: [ale] The world didn't end In-Reply-To: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C2A1C@EXVS01.dsw.net> References: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29A3@EXVS01.dsw.net> <45F45770.90507@bellsouth.net> <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29DA@EXVS01.dsw.net> <1173706485.17826.108.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C2A1C@EXVS01.dsw.net> Message-ID: <1173715829.17826.151.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> There is an /etc/localtime but I do not think uClibc apps use it? I removed that file and the time still read "EST". When I updated all our FC servers I normally did the following: # date # rm -rf /usr/share/zoneinfo # date # cd /usr/share # tar -xjvf /tmp/z.tar.bz2 # date /etc/localtime was a link to /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern So the date commands above showed EST then UTC then back to EST. The same behavior was not on the astlinux box so my guess was right that an update of the zoneinfo files did not help much. What I mean by much is that in Asterisk my speaking clock was right. My voicemail dates were still in EST. Weird.... Once I followed what you found on google and modified the correct variables in rc.conf then all times were correct. buford-pbx etc # more /mnt/kd/rc.conf ## AstLinux Main Configuration file ## ## Web: http://www.astlinux.org ## Support: http://lists.kriscompanies.com ## Donate: Paypal paypal@krisk.org ## ## Don't uncomment any line with more than one #! ## ## ## Begin rc.conf ## ###Basic Stuff ##Hostname DOMAIN=linxdev.com HOSTNAME=buford-pbx ##Timezone ##If you define this variable, AstLinux will link this file from ##/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TIMEZONE to /tmp/etc/localtime on startup ##GMT (UTC) is the default TIMEZONE=US/Eastern ##uClibc Timezone ##See http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/xbd_chap08.html TZ_TIMEZONE="EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00" On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 11:05 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote: > Astlinux (never heard of it) doesn't have /etc/localtime like other > Linux distros? > > Going all the way back to RH 7.3 I found /etc/localtime and on > LinuxQuestions it sounds like it was there as far back as RH 6. > > /etc/localtime also exists on our old FreeBSD 4.5 servers. > > HP-UX instead of having that had /etc/tztab that had to be updated. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] On Behalf Of > Christopher Fowler > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:35 AM > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts > Cc: Aaug@atlaug.com > Subject: Re: [ale] The world didn't end > > OMG! I must say that is some very usefule info you just found for us. > Of all my servers my astlinux boxes are not working right. I've updated > the Zoneinfo file but I'm still getting bad time. My guess is that it > is a uClibc issue > > buford-pbx ~ # date;env TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' date > Mon Mar 12 08:33:52 EST 2007 > Mon Mar 12 09:33:52 EDT 2007 > > > I'm going to place that string in the rc.conf of astlinux ans see if it > works on a reboot. > > > On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 09:03 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote: > > OpenServer Release 5.0.4 - SCO's only response was "upgrade to 5.0.7" > as > > if THAT were an option. Trolling Google I found that simply > modifying > > /etc/TIMEZONE was the fix needed: > > > > New Value: > > TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' > > > > Old Value: > > TZ='EST5EDT' > > > > SCO apparently doesn't have zone files anywhere that can be modified > so > > the above will make it alter the "stored" value for EST5EDT. > > > > I'm assuming the above would work for other US timezones so long as > you > > substituted the base timezone (e.g. PST8PDT) for EST5EDT. > > > > The timezone man page details why it works. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] On Behalf Of H. > > A. Story > > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:25 PM > > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts > > Subject: Re: [ale] The world didn't end > > > > what version of SCO? Did you apply a patch? I am not sure if 5.0.7 or > > earlier has the patch. I know 6.0 does. Only reason I am asking is I > > have a lot of clients that have asked because of the news coverage. > Best > > > > answer I can give them is that their system has been wrong half of the > > > year for the past 7 years what is a few weeks now? > > > > Adrin > > > > > > Jeff Lightner wrote: > > > > > > Amazing all of my UNIX/Linux systems successfully transitioned to > the > > > new EDT without a problem AND my lights and cable are still on. > > > > > > Hell even my unsupported SCO (I know) UNIX box' bizarre fix for > > > unsupported version worked as did my unsupported HP-UX 10.20 > servers. > > > > > > If only I could have figured out how to automatically change the dam > > > > AS400 times I wouldn't have even had to have gotten up tonight. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Ale mailing list > > > Ale@ale.org > > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > > _______________________________________________ > > Ale mailing list > > Ale@ale.org > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > > _______________________________________________ > > Ale mailing list > > Ale@ale.org > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > Ale@ale.org > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > Ale@ale.org > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale From sph at xelatec.com Mon Mar 12 16:39:36 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Asterisk Install Fest Chatter Message-ID: <4443.192.168.1.211.1173731976.squirrel@xelatec.com> FYI, These messages are the chatter that's been going on. 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From: Jeb Barger Subject: Re: [ale] ALE / ATLAUG Asterisk Build-In Event Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:29:34 -0500 Size: 5235 Url: http://lists.atlaug.com/pipermail/aaug/attachments/20070312/2666a582/ATLAUGAsteriskBuild-InEvent-0001.mht From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Mon Mar 12 17:11:45 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Asterisk Install Fest Chatter In-Reply-To: <4443.192.168.1.211.1173731976.squirrel@xelatec.com> References: <4443.192.168.1.211.1173731976.squirrel@xelatec.com> Message-ID: <1173733905.17826.214.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> ALE-NE is sponsored by Quality Services. Maybe we could use their auditorium. It is very large and has many network connections. On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 16:39 -0400, Steven Henke wrote: > FYI, > > These messages are the chatter that's been going on. > We'll have to make some decisions soon regarding how to move forward. > I'm going to talk to Kris, Bill and Arnold to see what they think and then > hopefully update everyone before this month's meeting. > > Did everyone have a Happy Early Daylight Savings Time with Asterisk? > > Regards, > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From jlightner at water.com Mon Mar 12 11:05:37 2007 From: jlightner at water.com (Jeff Lightner) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] RE: [ale] The world didn't end In-Reply-To: <1173706485.17826.108.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> References: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29A3@EXVS01.dsw.net><45F45770.90507@bellsouth.net><99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29DA@EXVS01.dsw.net> <1173706485.17826.108.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C2A1C@EXVS01.dsw.net> Astlinux (never heard of it) doesn't have /etc/localtime like other Linux distros? Going all the way back to RH 7.3 I found /etc/localtime and on LinuxQuestions it sounds like it was there as far back as RH 6. /etc/localtime also exists on our old FreeBSD 4.5 servers. HP-UX instead of having that had /etc/tztab that had to be updated. -----Original Message----- From: ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Fowler Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:35 AM To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts Cc: Aaug@atlaug.com Subject: Re: [ale] The world didn't end OMG! I must say that is some very usefule info you just found for us. Of all my servers my astlinux boxes are not working right. I've updated the Zoneinfo file but I'm still getting bad time. My guess is that it is a uClibc issue buford-pbx ~ # date;env TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' date Mon Mar 12 08:33:52 EST 2007 Mon Mar 12 09:33:52 EDT 2007 I'm going to place that string in the rc.conf of astlinux ans see if it works on a reboot. On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 09:03 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote: > OpenServer Release 5.0.4 - SCO's only response was "upgrade to 5.0.7" as > if THAT were an option. Trolling Google I found that simply modifying > /etc/TIMEZONE was the fix needed: > > New Value: > TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' > > Old Value: > TZ='EST5EDT' > > SCO apparently doesn't have zone files anywhere that can be modified so > the above will make it alter the "stored" value for EST5EDT. > > I'm assuming the above would work for other US timezones so long as you > substituted the base timezone (e.g. PST8PDT) for EST5EDT. > > The timezone man page details why it works. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] On Behalf Of H. > A. Story > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:25 PM > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts > Subject: Re: [ale] The world didn't end > > what version of SCO? Did you apply a patch? I am not sure if 5.0.7 or > earlier has the patch. I know 6.0 does. Only reason I am asking is I > have a lot of clients that have asked because of the news coverage. Best > > answer I can give them is that their system has been wrong half of the > year for the past 7 years what is a few weeks now? > > Adrin > > > Jeff Lightner wrote: > > > > Amazing all of my UNIX/Linux systems successfully transitioned to the > > new EDT without a problem AND my lights and cable are still on. > > > > Hell even my unsupported SCO (I know) UNIX box' bizarre fix for > > unsupported version worked as did my unsupported HP-UX 10.20 servers. > > > > If only I could have figured out how to automatically change the dam > > AS400 times I wouldn't have even had to have gotten up tonight. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ale mailing list > > Ale@ale.org > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > Ale@ale.org > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > Ale@ale.org > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale _______________________________________________ Ale mailing list Ale@ale.org http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale From jlightner at water.com Mon Mar 12 11:09:45 2007 From: jlightner at water.com (Jeff Lightner) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] RE: [ale] The world didn't end References: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29A3@EXVS01.dsw.net><45F45770.90507@bellsouth.net><99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C29DA@EXVS01.dsw.net> <1173706485.17826.108.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <99E6A67A9DA87041A8020FBC11F480B3018C2A21@EXVS01.dsw.net> Ast = asterix maybe? Notice your server name contains PBX. Just found this link that suggests updating /etc/TZ the way we did on SCO will make it work: http://www.sonoracomm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107& Itemid=32 Looks like the example is for Central Europe but it has the same idea. -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Lightner Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 11:06 AM To: 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts' Cc: Aaug@atlaug.com Subject: RE: [ale] The world didn't end Astlinux (never heard of it) doesn't have /etc/localtime like other Linux distros? Going all the way back to RH 7.3 I found /etc/localtime and on LinuxQuestions it sounds like it was there as far back as RH 6. /etc/localtime also exists on our old FreeBSD 4.5 servers. HP-UX instead of having that had /etc/tztab that had to be updated. -----Original Message----- From: ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Fowler Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:35 AM To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts Cc: Aaug@atlaug.com Subject: Re: [ale] The world didn't end OMG! I must say that is some very usefule info you just found for us. Of all my servers my astlinux boxes are not working right. I've updated the Zoneinfo file but I'm still getting bad time. My guess is that it is a uClibc issue buford-pbx ~ # date;env TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' date Mon Mar 12 08:33:52 EST 2007 Mon Mar 12 09:33:52 EDT 2007 I'm going to place that string in the rc.conf of astlinux ans see if it works on a reboot. On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 09:03 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote: > OpenServer Release 5.0.4 - SCO's only response was "upgrade to 5.0.7" as > if THAT were an option. Trolling Google I found that simply modifying > /etc/TIMEZONE was the fix needed: > > New Value: > TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' > > Old Value: > TZ='EST5EDT' > > SCO apparently doesn't have zone files anywhere that can be modified so > the above will make it alter the "stored" value for EST5EDT. > > I'm assuming the above would work for other US timezones so long as you > substituted the base timezone (e.g. PST8PDT) for EST5EDT. > > The timezone man page details why it works. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] On Behalf Of H. > A. Story > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:25 PM > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts > Subject: Re: [ale] The world didn't end > > what version of SCO? Did you apply a patch? I am not sure if 5.0.7 or > earlier has the patch. I know 6.0 does. Only reason I am asking is I > have a lot of clients that have asked because of the news coverage. Best > > answer I can give them is that their system has been wrong half of the > year for the past 7 years what is a few weeks now? > > Adrin > > > Jeff Lightner wrote: > > > > Amazing all of my UNIX/Linux systems successfully transitioned to the > > new EDT without a problem AND my lights and cable are still on. > > > > Hell even my unsupported SCO (I know) UNIX box' bizarre fix for > > unsupported version worked as did my unsupported HP-UX 10.20 servers. > > > > If only I could have figured out how to automatically change the dam > > AS400 times I wouldn't have even had to have gotten up tonight. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ale mailing list > > Ale@ale.org > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > Ale@ale.org > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > Ale@ale.org > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale _______________________________________________ Ale mailing list Ale@ale.org http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale From blearning at speakeasy.net Mon Mar 12 21:54:24 2007 From: blearning at speakeasy.net (Bill Learning) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: [ale] The world didn't end In-Reply-To: <9103FBDAC462C140A84247F8AF65D5F70666E7FD@ATL01-MXCCL01.verso.com> Message-ID: <003601c76512$89f0e0f0$720aa8c0@billdev06> I reviewed this phone way back when ... Here is the review posted to VOIP INFO... not a good Phone at all by blearning on Monday 25 of July, 2005 [16:22:17 UTC] (:cry:) I have dismantled the phone to get the intercom to work, what a mistake and disappointment. The microphone and speaker are tied together, raising the volume on the Speaker will raise the volume on the mic, not a good thing It works fine if you carefully remove the microphone, stick it out the side of the phone, on a cloth and put a fairly heavy coffee mug on it. You can hear well and no feedback, it is kind of fumy looking that way, but hey it works. Could be a feature I guess. The speaker and mic???s volume on good phones are normally adjusted separately, a couple of rheostats would have solved the issue, but now there are literally thousands of these phones out there that are useless. I give the phone an F for failed to check if it actually works correctly. End of post ******************** SO yah I do change my mind ... if the opportunity presents itself. And I do remember the coffee mug on the speaker phone. LAUGHING Anyhow the test was pretty intensive. We had an early version of the grandstream not a great phone and it was more a phone you would buy at toys r us. I hoped it would not be picked as I knew what a mistake it was going to be. It sat in amongst phones ranging from $40 the HO1 china phone up to a Snom and Cisco latest and greatest, no video phones. My presentation was "you really have to look at the features of the phone and decide what it is important to you as users" I like a simple phone, don't make me push a bunch of buttons. And really I don't need callerid. A lot of the feature on a phone never get used but you pay for them. So I set them all up in a test, and the committee 6 or 8 of us ( mostly non telco types) decided that the snom and cisco had too many features for what they needed to do and the $40 dollar phone had a $40.00 flavor to it. They picked the grandstream a mid range price phone... even though the # key did not work in the demo. I told them it didn't work on this phone and if we liked it we should order some in and test them again properly and fully. I didn't know if the phones we had scavenged worked at all. And to be fair we would have to test their selection in more detail way anyhow. Boring so far ... right We had ordered six Grandstream GXP2000 Ver 2.0, I configured them and set up the demo, I tested the phones for about 2 weeks, adjusted the codecs, playing with the features, and testing the flaws I knew about the MIC and Speaker and earpiece, the weight of the handset and the weight of the phone itself. I was totally amazed that these grandstreams are even named the same everything tested flawlessly and I remember from before that they had lost their registration occasionally, it didn't happen then and they still staying registered over 30 days. I had not experienced one problem with these phones at all, not one and for a street price of $80.00 it is a keeper. I tested all the lights and all the buttons, MWI, did BLF and all kinds of things, I even dropped it a few times as well. The weight of the handset feels like you have a phone in your hand and the tangled cord test was awesome the phone didn't move .. Speaker phone test, I used it as a speaker phone in a 20 by 30 room, there was no background noise to speaker and I could hear everything the person said as they walked around the room without a problem. The buttons are easy to get at, for some reason they seem out of place for me, I think because it is a spacious lay out. We then had the users come back and I told them how to use the phone. Calling, transfer, conference call park, call retrieve, talk, listen, record, Voicemail, DTMF stuff, MWI, Message retrieval, and the intercom was a real hit and sounded great. We separated the phones into separate rooms and there was no noise that I could notice. All in all GREAT WORK GRANDSTREAM I did not test the POE, I don't think you should run power and data in the same cable, but we had it tested against a Cisco switch and it apparently works well, I still don't think power and data should be on the same cable and will not until someone can show me that running data cables by power lines don't affect the data, I know it does and I can hear it. So I say you had better give grand streams at least another look as this phone is absolutely incredible. SO I phoned Grandstream directly, and I talked to a lady name Lieh, I think her name was no not a sales organization. I point out asked them what did you do to this phone, and told them I had heard rumors that they did something and mentioned of course my previous review .. They did replace everything except the outside chassis, everything, new dsps on a new circuit boards, new firmware new code, new everything. GREAT WORK GRANDSTREAM Bill Learning Oscar Wilde said: "Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess." -----Original Message----- From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf Of Odom, Steve Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 10:48 AM To: ATLANTA * USERS GROUP Cc: Greco, Christopher Subject: RE: [Aaug] Re: [ale] The world didn't end To all AAUG members: I tested and now have installed Aastra 9133i IP phones this weekend. I have found that these phones are very well built and the audio on both the speakerphone and handset is the best I have tested. One of the unique features is a backup proxy. This allows for redundant server or broadband access. If the connection is lost on the primary path, the phone will use the backup proxy to connect to a backup server or through a different broadband connection. In addition to having BLF, the phone also has BLA or Bridge Line Appearance. This allows group shared pickup capabilities. All phones within a group will ring on an incoming call, only one phone is allowed to answer, however if the call is put on hold, anyone within the group can pick up the call by pressing the lit button assigned to the group. This is a great feature for a call center with many separate groups. Also a great feature for home use is you can assign all phones to the same group. The quality and rugged feel to this phone is much better than my Grandstream GXP-2000 which I have been using for about a year now. I have had 4 Grandstream phone failures within that timeframe, 3 of which are POE related failures. I have a loud Buzz on 2 phones and the other quit working with a POE connection. I have now plugged them in using the power module, and they work again. I understand that Grandstream has recently released an upgraded version of this phone, and according to Bill Learning, this new version is greatly improved, especially the audio and speaker phone function. They apparently added some weight to the phone giving the feel and appearance of higher quality, (it also helps to prevent the phone from falling onto the floor when lifting the handset when the cord gets a little tangled). I am hoping that Bill will give us his assessment when he concludes his evaluation. Also, do not install the latest Beta firmware on the GXP-2000 as it has many bugs. I found the lowest price for this phone ($125) at IPphone.com http://www.ipphone-warehouse.com/products/a1720-0131010-05.html?src=aast ra9133i&gclid=CPfn2Pq774oCFRJfUAodTRak_Q Hope this information is helpful to some of you, please submit your evaluations of other phones or hardware to our group when you try something new. Steven A Odom _______________________________________________ Aaug mailing list Aaug@atlaug.com http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From sph at xelatec.com Tue Mar 13 14:31:10 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] [Fwd: Asterisk Build-In (was Re: LUG at GT)] Message-ID: <2835.192.168.1.211.1173810670.squirrel@xelatec.com> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Asterisk Build-In (was Re: LUG at GT) From: "aaron" Date: Tue, March 13, 2007 14:09 To: sph@xelatec.com Cc: "H P Ladds" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston -- Thanks for the introduction to Steve and the follow up on our conversations. >From what I can see on the Asterisk site, Steve, you seem to be one of the primary organizers for the group. I have a similar volunteer role with ALE as long time Central meeting moderator and thus, by default, the ALE Event Coordinator. Everything that Preston offered is accurate. ALE would be very interested in coordinating with ATLAUG regarding an Asterisk related presentation and a "build-in" event for April. Our Central meeting on Thursday, April 12th is available and we would welcome a presentation on Asterisk and/or general Home Automation ideas using Linux. If this is something you would be interested in helping with I can reserve the date for you immediately. In association with the presentation, we would also like to help promote and support your planned Asterisk build in event. It is my understanding that some outreach has been made to our facilities person at Emory Law School trying to secure a venue for Saturday, April 28th. I can follow up on this and help further the arrangements by offering to be host / ALE representative for the day - I think having a familiar person on site to coordinate the event will help quell reservations about using the facilities. The only request for ALE's part in this is that we be allowed to co-promote the Build-In event as an opportunity for general Linux Install Fest activities as well. I'm anxious to hear your thoughts on these ideas and move on to helping secure the Emory Law School venue. Sincerely, Aaron Ruscetta Event Coordinator, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts Director of Entropy Containment, Local Net Solutions 404.315.0406 On Friday 09 March 2007 14:11, H P Ladds wrote: > Hey Steve, > > I spoke with Aaron after last night's ALE Central meeting, and he seemed > genuinely appreciative of AAUG's offer to speak at next month's ALE Central > meeting. Not surprisingly, I suspect that he would like to have a better > understanding of what an Asterisk presentation would entail before fully > supporting the idea? > > (Aaron please correct me if I'm wrong)! > > More specifically, I believe Aaron would be interested in a talk on the > pragmatic applications of Asterisk. Potential titles could be something > like: "Asterisk -- An Audio Communications Chimera," or "It's a phone, > it's a call center, it's a radio, no... it's... it's... a SuperFoo box," or > "Sorry Boss, can you hold? My smoke alarm is on the other line." Of course, > I'm kidding with the titles, but I hope they communicate the type of talk > that would be most appreciated. > > Also, Aaron is intrigued by the idea of an Asterisk "Install Fest" or "Build > In," and thinks the event could have broad appeal -- especially if a portion > of the event is dedicated to more advanced Asterisk applications such as > home automation. In this regard, MythTV has a SIP phone plug-in. Having an > operating MythTV Box around could be easily achieved. Plutohome is the > flagship app of open source home automation, and it uses Asterisk; however, > I know of no Plutohome experts in the area. > > Thanks, > Preston > > PS. > Steve, I haven't forgotten about your son's MythTV project. We still need to > talk. > Steve Henke H: 770-495-8524 C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From sph at xelatec.com Tue Mar 13 15:19:18 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] [Fwd: RE: Atlanta Asterisk Install Fest Inquiry] Message-ID: <3062.192.168.1.211.1173813558.squirrel@xelatec.com> ATLAUG, I thought I'd try group below as an option to have the event at GT. They seem interested. How about we flesh out our press release and event outline so we can send this to them? It's worthwhile to do that because then all we have to do is "insert time and venue here" when we get that. Then we can circulate the outline and look for volunteers such as publicists, presenters, installers, troubleshooters, setup and teardown. We should nail this down and do our press release ASAP. More Later, Steve P.S. I had the darnest time last night getting a wide variety of devices to work with my Asterisk dial-in IVR and Conference bridge last night. I'll have more details later if I give up figuring it out. ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: RE: Atlanta Asterisk Install Fest Inquiry From: "Thompson, Mary Claire" Date: Tue, March 13, 2007 14:59 To: sph@xelatec.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve: can you give me a little more background on the Install Fest and how you relate to the group. Mustaque Ahamad, Director of GTISC is traveling, but returns later in the week - I will need more info to present to him regarding your request. Thanks so much - and this is an interesting proposal. -----Original Message----- From: Steven Henke [mailto:sph@xelatec.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:29 PM To: gtisc-info@cc.gatech.edu Subject: Atlanta Asterisk Install Fest Inquiry To Whom It May Concern, The Atlanta Asterisk Users Group intends to offer an Asterisk Install Fest to the community late next month. We are considering using space at Emory in conjunction with the Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts group but some of us would prefer the event to be at Georgia Tech. Since I'm going to attend the Asterisk Developers Conference that your group is hosting, I wondered if you would also be interested in hosting the Asterisk Install Fest as a run-up to that event. Our program would be publicized throughout the area and we would start the event with an Asterisk background presentation, a demonstration of several Asterisk systems and their applications and then move on to the installation of Asterisk on user provided equipment. Several other specialized demonstrations and user meetings would also occur during the installation process. We intend to poll both new and experienced Asterisk users to get input that could be useful to developers. So let me know what you think. Of course, in any case (and at any location), we extend an invitation to you and anyone in your organization to come to the Install Fest. Sincerely, Steve Henke C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 Steve Henke H: 770-495-8524 C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From householdwords at gmail.com Tue Mar 13 16:50:15 2007 From: householdwords at gmail.com (H P Ladds) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Asterisk Install Fest Chatter In-Reply-To: <1173733905.17826.214.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> References: <4443.192.168.1.211.1173731976.squirrel@xelatec.com> <1173733905.17826.214.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <87c8039b0703131350q10bfbfd6o1cbe63f49f967c26@mail.gmail.com> Event location synopsis: The odds of obtaining space at GT are 75%. However, we should probably move the date to the 21st. Clearly, hosting the event on the weekend prior to exams should be avoided. My sense regarding LUGatGT's response to hosting the Install Fest is this: Asterisk is slightly too tangential to Linux for the event to receive immediate support. In addition, the scope of the project might seem daunting. I am confident that perceptions there may be changed with a bit more relationship building. It will be interesting to learning what Steve hears from gtisc-info@cc.gatech.edu. The odds of obtaining space at Emory are 50 / 50. Emory is on Spring Break until the 16th; we might not hear back from Emory before that date. Emory's exam period is from May 3 - 9, maybe the 21st would be a better date in this instance as well. Emory School of Law has not responded to inquiries there, which is unusual as the good folks at Emory are unfailingly courteous -- I fear that a spam filter intercepted my inquiries there. I am pursuing other avenues. At this point in time, confirming any location would be good., and contacting "Quality Services" about hosting the event would be in our best interest. I'll contact Michael from ALE NE seeking suggestions. Incidentally -- the Asterisk Install Fest idea was received well at ALE Central's last meeting. Thanks, Preston -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.atlaug.com/pipermail/aaug/attachments/20070313/de71f960/attachment.html From sph at xelatec.com Wed Mar 14 08:29:31 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Asterisk Install Fest Chatter In-Reply-To: <87c8039b0703131350q10bfbfd6o1cbe63f49f967c26@mail.gmail.com> References: <4443.192.168.1.211.1173731976.squirrel@xelatec.com> <1173733905.17826.214.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> <87c8039b0703131350q10bfbfd6o1cbe63f49f967c26@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1193.192.168.1.211.1173875371.squirrel@xelatec.com> Preston, Good synopsis. Nothing's ever easy. Thanks for Your Help, Steve > Event location synopsis: > > The odds of obtaining space at GT are 75%. However, we should probably > move > the date to the 21st. Clearly, hosting the event on the weekend prior to > exams should be avoided. > > My sense regarding LUGatGT's response to hosting the Install Fest is this: > Asterisk is slightly too tangential to Linux for the event to receive > immediate support. In addition, the scope of the project might seem > daunting. I am confident that perceptions there may be changed with a bit > more relationship building. It will be interesting to learning what Steve > hears from gtisc-info@cc.gatech.edu. > > The odds of obtaining space at Emory are 50 / 50. Emory is on Spring Break > until the 16th; we might not hear back from Emory before that date. > Emory's > exam period is from May 3 - 9, maybe the 21st would be a better date in > this > instance as well. > > Emory School of Law has not responded to inquiries there, which is unusual > as the good folks at Emory are unfailingly courteous -- I fear that a spam > filter intercepted my inquiries there. I am pursuing other avenues. > > At this point in time, confirming any location would be good., and > contacting "Quality Services" about hosting the event would be in our best > interest. I'll contact Michael from ALE NE seeking suggestions. > > Incidentally -- the Asterisk Install Fest idea was received well at ALE > Central's last meeting. > > Thanks, > Preston > Steve Henke H: 770-495-8524 C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From sph at xelatec.com Wed Mar 14 15:40:54 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Asterisk Install Fest Publicist Volunteer? Message-ID: <2591.192.168.1.211.1173901254.squirrel@xelatec.com> Can anyone volunteer to be our publicist? We will compose a press release to post and e-mail to all of the appropriate outlets. We'll probably have the details of date and time nailed down in the next couple of days but I'd like someone to get started on a list of who to send the announcement to. There are a few ideas at http://atlaug.com/blog/?page_id=30 to help you get started. Let me know, Steve From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Thu Mar 15 11:57:49 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing Message-ID: <1173974270.17826.467.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle our conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider that can handle a large number of inbound channels. My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that could accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with inbound channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling as well so it would not be limited to conference use only. From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Thu Mar 15 12:09:46 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing In-Reply-To: <1173974270.17826.467.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> References: <1173974270.17826.467.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <1173974986.17826.470.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Here is another question. When I dial our conference bridge using my asterisk PBX I have the ability to transfer that call. The bridge expects mt to terminate my entry with a '#'. Problem is when I hit '#' Asterisk prompts me for an extension to transfer to. Maybe I should not have the ability to transfer outbound calls I make but only inbound? On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 11:57 -0400, Christopher Fowler wrote: > We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle our > conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider that > can handle a large number of inbound channels. > > My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that could > accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe > function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. > > You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with inbound > channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay > $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We > could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling as > well so it would not be limited to conference use only. > > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From kris at itaki.net Thu Mar 15 12:20:25 2007 From: kris at itaki.net (Kris) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing In-Reply-To: <1173974270.17826.467.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> References: <1173974270.17826.467.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <45F97249.2040002@itaki.net> http://www.vitelity.com/?refer=tb. http://www.voipstreet.com/ http://www.sellvoip.net/ you may want to look at the Dial command.. Asterisk Dial command options:
t: Allow the called user to transfer the call by hitting #
T: Allow the calling user to transfer the call by hitting #
r: Generate a ringing tone for the calling party
w: Allow the called user to start recording after pressing *1 (Asterisk v1.2)
W: Allow the calling user to start recording after pressing *1 (Asterisk v1.2)
 Christopher Fowler wrote: > We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle our > conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider that > can handle a large number of inbound channels. > > My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that could > accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe > function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. > > You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with inbound > channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay > $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We > could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling as > well so it would not be limited to conference use only. > > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Thu Mar 15 12:47:28 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing In-Reply-To: <45F97249.2040002@itaki.net> References: <1173974270.17826.467.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> <45F97249.2040002@itaki.net> Message-ID: <1173977248.17826.484.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Dealing with these people is not like dealing with a phone company. I've been unable to talk to sales people at any in this list. I also tried RnkVOIP. On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 12:20 -0400, Kris wrote: > > http://www.vitelity.com/?refer=tb. > Had to email. > http://www.voipstreet.com/ > Left a message for sales. Seems to be an answering service that answered. > http://www.sellvoip.net/ > Called and got a lengthy recording. Tried to call sales but got a message that their voice mail box was full and my call was terminated. > you may want to look at the Dial command.. > > Asterisk Dial command options:
> t: Allow the called user to transfer the call by hitting #
> T: Allow the calling user to transfer the call by hitting #
> r: Generate a ringing tone for the calling party
> w: Allow the called user to start recording after pressing *1 (Asterisk v1.2)
> W: Allow the calling user to start recording after pressing *1 (Asterisk v1.2)
> > > > > > Christopher Fowler wrote: > > We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle our > > conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider that > > can handle a large number of inbound channels. > > > > My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that could > > accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe > > function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. > > > > You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with inbound > > channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay > > $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We > > could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling as > > well so it would not be limited to conference use only. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aaug mailing list > > Aaug@atlaug.com > > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From Jeff.Roberts at adamsbrothers.com Thu Mar 15 12:49:08 2007 From: Jeff.Roberts at adamsbrothers.com (Jeff Roberts) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing Message-ID: <9AA3F2B3D2B92C4D8DC18C0932171D6A6402@exchange.adamsbrothers.com> Yeah dealing with most voip providers and voip equipment vendors sucks. None of them have seem to have any sense of professionalism. They act like they've never done business before. If you find someone who treats you like a customer please let us all know. Jeff Roberts Adams Companies Director of Information Systems Direct: 205-397-9280 Fax: 205-397-9282 Cell: 205-566-1778 jeff.roberts@adamsbrothers.com -----Original Message----- From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fowler Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:47 AM To: ATLANTA * USERS GROUP Subject: Re: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing Dealing with these people is not like dealing with a phone company. I've been unable to talk to sales people at any in this list. I also tried RnkVOIP. On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 12:20 -0400, Kris wrote: > > http://www.vitelity.com/?refer=tb. > Had to email. > http://www.voipstreet.com/ > Left a message for sales. Seems to be an answering service that answered. > http://www.sellvoip.net/ > Called and got a lengthy recording. Tried to call sales but got a message that their voice mail box was full and my call was terminated. > you may want to look at the Dial command.. > > Asterisk Dial command options:
> t: Allow the called user to transfer the call by hitting #
> T: Allow the calling user to transfer the call by hitting #
> r: Generate a ringing tone for the calling party
> w: Allow the called user to start recording after pressing *1 (Asterisk v1.2)
> W: Allow the calling user to start recording after pressing *1 (Asterisk v1.2)
> > > > > > Christopher Fowler wrote: > > We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle our > > conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider that > > can handle a large number of inbound channels. > > > > My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that could > > accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe > > function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. > > > > You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with inbound > > channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay > > $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We > > could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling as > > well so it would not be limited to conference use only. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aaug mailing list > > Aaug@atlaug.com > > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug _______________________________________________ Aaug mailing list Aaug@atlaug.com http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Thu Mar 15 13:23:25 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing In-Reply-To: <9AA3F2B3D2B92C4D8DC18C0932171D6A6402@exchange.adamsbrothers.com> References: <9AA3F2B3D2B92C4D8DC18C0932171D6A6402@exchange.adamsbrothers.com> Message-ID: <1173979405.17826.488.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> TDM and VoIP people think differently. TDM guys and gals like quality and availability. VoIP people could care less about those things... On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 11:49 -0500, Jeff Roberts wrote: > Yeah dealing with most voip providers and voip equipment vendors sucks. > None of them have seem to have any sense of professionalism. They act > like they've never done business before. If you find someone who treats > you like a customer please let us all know. > > Jeff Roberts > Adams Companies > Director of Information Systems > Direct: 205-397-9280 > Fax: 205-397-9282 > Cell: 205-566-1778 > jeff.roberts@adamsbrothers.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf > Of Christopher Fowler > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:47 AM > To: ATLANTA * USERS GROUP > Subject: Re: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing > > Dealing with these people is not like dealing with a phone company. > I've been unable to talk to sales people at any in this list. I also > tried RnkVOIP. > > > On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 12:20 -0400, Kris wrote: > > > > http://www.vitelity.com/?refer=tb. > > > > Had to email. > > > http://www.voipstreet.com/ > > > > Left a message for sales. Seems to be an answering service that > answered. > > > http://www.sellvoip.net/ > > > > Called and got a lengthy recording. Tried to call sales but got a > message that their voice mail box was full and my call was terminated. > > > > > you may want to look at the Dial command.. > > > > Asterisk Dial command options:
> > t: Allow the called user to transfer the call by hitting #
> > T: Allow the calling user to transfer the call by hitting #
> > r: Generate a ringing tone for the calling party
> > w: Allow the called user to start recording after pressing *1 > (Asterisk v1.2)
> > W: Allow the calling user to start recording after pressing *1 > (Asterisk v1.2)
> > > > > > > > > > > > Christopher Fowler wrote: > > > We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle > our > > > conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider > that > > > can handle a large number of inbound channels. > > > > > > My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that > could > > > accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe > > > function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. > > > > > > You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with > inbound > > > channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay > > > $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We > > > could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling > as > > > well so it would not be limited to conference use only. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Aaug mailing list > > > Aaug@atlaug.com > > > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aaug mailing list > > Aaug@atlaug.com > > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From cmccue at orecx.com Thu Mar 15 16:23:04 2007 From: cmccue at orecx.com (cmccue@orecx.com) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing Message-ID: for the conferencing need, try eagleacd.com ask for Kent Charungulda - he's the owner. >-----Original Message----- >From: Christopher Fowler [mailto:cfowler@outpostsentinel.com] >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 01:23 PM >To: 'ATLANTA * USERS GROUP' >Subject: RE: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing > > > TDM and VoIP people think differently. TDM guys and gals like quality > and availability. VoIP people could care less about those things... > > >On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 11:49 -0500, Jeff Roberts wrote: >> Yeah dealing with most voip providers and voip equipment vendors sucks. >> None of them have seem to have any sense of professionalism. They act >> like they've never done business before. If you find someone who treats >> you like a customer please let us all know. >> >> Jeff Roberts >> Adams Companies >> Director of Information Systems >> Direct: 205-397-9280 >> Fax: 205-397-9282 >> Cell: 205-566-1778 >> jeff.roberts@adamsbrothers.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf >> Of Christopher Fowler >> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:47 AM >> To: ATLANTA * USERS GROUP >> Subject: Re: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing >> >> Dealing with these people is not like dealing with a phone company. >> I've been unable to talk to sales people at any in this list. I also >> tried RnkVOIP. >> >> >> On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 12:20 -0400, Kris wrote: >> > >> > http://www.vitelity.com/?refer=tb. >> > >> >> Had to email. >> >> > http://www.voipstreet.com/ >> > >> >> Left a message for sales. Seems to be an answering service that >> answered. >> >> > http://www.sellvoip.net/ >> > >> >> Called and got a lengthy recording. Tried to call sales but got a >> message that their voice mail box was full and my call was terminated. >> >> >> >> > you may want to look at the Dial command.. >> > >> > Asterisk Dial command options:
>> > t: Allow the called user to transfer the call by hitting #
>> > T: Allow the calling user to transfer the call by hitting #
>> > r: Generate a ringing tone for the calling party
>> > w: Allow the called user to start recording after pressing *1 >> (Asterisk v1.2)
>> > W: Allow the calling user to start recording after pressing *1 >> (Asterisk v1.2)
>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Christopher Fowler wrote: >> > > We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle >> our >> > > conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider >> that >> > > can handle a large number of inbound channels. >> > > >> > > My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that >> could >> > > accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe >> > > function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. >> > > >> > > You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with >> inbound >> > > channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay >> > > $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We >> > > could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling >> as >> > > well so it would not be limited to conference use only. >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Aaug mailing list >> > > Aaug@atlaug.com >> > > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug >> > > >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Aaug mailing list >> > Aaug@atlaug.com >> > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aaug mailing list >> Aaug@atlaug.com >> http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug >> _______________________________________________ >> Aaug mailing list >> Aaug@atlaug.com >> http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > >_______________________________________________ >Aaug mailing list >Aaug@atlaug.com >http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.atlaug.com/pipermail/aaug/attachments/20070315/f50f9d42/attachment.html From john at cohutta.com Thu Mar 15 18:33:54 2007 From: john at cohutta.com (John Mullinix) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing In-Reply-To: <1173974270.17826.467.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <20070315223352.YHY21812.outaamta02.mail.tds.net@JohnLaptop> I don't know how many concurrent connections they will give you, but take a look at DIDWW. For $5.00 a month, I got an Atlanta DID that I point to my box with a SIP URI. John Mullinix john@cohutta.com Cohutta.Com, Inc. 706-632-3343 -----Original Message----- From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fowler Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:58 AM To: Aaug@atlaug.com Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle our conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider that can handle a large number of inbound channels. My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that could accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with inbound channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling as well so it would not be limited to conference use only. _______________________________________________ Aaug mailing list Aaug@atlaug.com http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From john at cohutta.com Thu Mar 15 18:35:48 2007 From: john at cohutta.com (John Mullinix) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing In-Reply-To: <1173974986.17826.470.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> Message-ID: <20070315223547.YTT21812.outaamta02.mail.tds.net@JohnLaptop> In Trixbox, a quick adjustment in the Features.conf file will resolve this. John Mullinix john@cohutta.com Cohutta.Com, Inc. 706-632-3343 -----Original Message----- From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fowler Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:10 PM To: ATLANTA * USERS GROUP Subject: Re: [Aaug] DIDs and conferencing Here is another question. When I dial our conference bridge using my asterisk PBX I have the ability to transfer that call. The bridge expects mt to terminate my entry with a '#'. Problem is when I hit '#' Asterisk prompts me for an extension to transfer to. Maybe I should not have the ability to transfer outbound calls I make but only inbound? On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 11:57 -0400, Christopher Fowler wrote: > We are talking about using our Asterisk in the data center to handle our > conference needs. To do this I need to find a VOIP trunk provider that > can handle a large number of inbound channels. > > My partner has requested that we look into getting an 800 DID that could > accept up to 20 people into our server. I can then use the MeetMe > function to bring them into what ever conference room we provide. > > You guys have mentioned providers that could give me a DID with inbound > channels. Is there a provider that could do 20 inbound? We pay > $500/mon for the right to use the conference as much as we want. We > could do this in house. I would use the trunk for inbound calling as > well so it would not be limited to conference use only. > > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug _______________________________________________ Aaug mailing list Aaug@atlaug.com http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From sph at xelatec.com Mon Mar 19 12:43:33 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: Asterisk Install Fest @ Tech In-Reply-To: <20070319162806.GI331@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> References: <20070319162806.GI331@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> Message-ID: <4211.192.168.1.211.1174322613.squirrel@xelatec.com> Mike, Thanks for the reply. We'll encourage advance registration when we publicize the event. We'd estimate 40 to 60 attendees. Our group would bring all equipment including routers, cabling and power. All we'd need are connection points for AC and IP access. For food, we hadn't made any plans other than somebody bringing a coffee pot and cups. We'd try to parallel installs with Asterisk veterans at a folding table with the enthusiast. I am new to the area so pardon me for slowly coming up to speed on parking at GT. I'm used to rural Boilermaker territory where it wasn't so much of a problem. With people lugging in desktops (handy for the PCI interfaces common to Asterisk systems but there will be some laptops) we might have to think of a way to have a drive-thru drop off point for equipment. Now that's an interesting thought to have the install fest during the developers conference! The undergraduate student population will have scattered by then and we had wanted to make this available to them but there could be advantages. My reply is copied to the AtlAUG and ALE lists so let's see what sort of feedback we get. Best Regards, Steven Henke > Hi Steven, > > I hope all is well with you. I work with Mary Claire Thompson at the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), and she wanted me to follow up with you on the Install Fest we're hoping to have consider with > the Developer Conference. > > As far as logistics goes, how many people do you think we should plan to accommodate? Would people actually be bringing systems to install Asterisk > on or is it just a demo? If they're going to bring systems, should we also > assume that we would want to have wired connections for peoples' luggables, > or am I behind the times and people run their PBXes off their laptops these > days? :) Also, do we need to plan for one wired connection per installer > or do you think some kind of wired aggregation (nat?) is in order? And if > so, can you provide the gear? I'd need to check with the networking folks > here to see how they'd view that, I just started here recently so I don't > know the customs here yet. > > Regarding parking, is it ok for us to say "good luck!" or do we need to work > on some kind of visitor parking arrangement? Getting temporary parking passes would involve money, so I'm hoping that people would be willing to > park a bit off site. Regarding the date and times, you said in your email > that you're hoping to do it "in the run up" to the dev conference. Is that > set in stone or would you be willing to do it on an evening in the middle > of > the conference? We're just trying to keep our options open. Last but not > least, would food be involved with the event? > > Thanks and best wishes, > > Mike > > -- > // Mike Hunter, Research Scientist > // Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) > // 266 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332 > // mhunter@cc.gatech.edu, (+1) 404 385 3128 > Steve Henke H: 770-495-8524 C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From sph at xelatec.com Tue Mar 20 11:57:54 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: Asterisk Install Fest @ Tech In-Reply-To: <20070320142651.GD345@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> References: <20070319162806.GI331@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> <4211.192.168.1.211.1174322613.squirrel@xelatec.com> <20070320142651.GD345@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> Message-ID: <4836.192.168.1.211.1174406274.squirrel@xelatec.com> Mike, I think we can work out a hardware drop-off for the people who bring equipment for an Asterisk install and then go park somewhere. We'd like to go with Saturday, April 21st to (1) keep the event more relaxed than it would be if we try to do it on a work week evening, (2) not impinge on what could be an intense schedule for the Asterisk Developers, (3) bring in students who have all of that free time before exams :) We'd like to get into the space at 8AM to setup and have a turn out the lights time of 2PM at the latest. We propose to open with a 45 minute presentation that takes people through the Linux and Asterisk Open Source Projects, into converged IP communications services and generally what you can do with Asterisk. Then we can start installations. Running at the same time as the installations will be hands-on demonstrations of a hobbyist Home system, a Small Office / Small Home (SOHO) system and a Wireless IP Converged Communications system. We are just now doing the numbers on the install cycle time on a minimum spec platform. For now, say it takes an hour per unit from inserting an install CD through configuration and a benchmark test call. If we get 18 candidates we need to do 6 systems at a time to get them done in 3 hours. As I mentioned AtlAUG would bring routers, cables, power strips, a couple of servers, monitors and laptops. And of course our demonstration systems for presentation and hands-on use by the attendees. We'd need tables, power outlets and IP connectivity close. The IP connectivity is so we can reach external SIP providers to make test and demonstration calls to the world and get any tools or patches that we discover we need. So Mike if you could get us a room at Klaus on April 21st I think this would be a fantastic event! I'm working on the press release now and I'll send you a pre-release copy later today. Of course anything we send out would get to be approved by your group before it is released. We will most certainly encourge people to register by sending us an e-mail message if they think they will attend and to indicate if they will bring hardware for an install. Call me if you want to talk through any of this. Best Regards, Steven C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 > On Mar 19 at 12:43, Steven Henke wrote: > >> Thanks for the reply. We'll encourage advance registration when we >> publicize the event. >> >> We'd estimate 40 to 60 attendees. > > Sound good. > >> Our group would bring all equipment including routers, cabling and >> power. >> All we'd need are connection points for AC and IP access. >> >> For food, we hadn't made any plans other than somebody bringing a coffee >> pot and cups. > > I'll check into what room we have available that's best-suited and get > back > to you. How long would the room be in use? > >> We'd try to parallel installs with Asterisk veterans at a folding table >> with the enthusiast. >> >> I am new to the area so pardon me for slowly coming up to speed on >> parking >> at GT. I'm used to rural Boilermaker territory where it wasn't so much >> of >> a problem. With people lugging in desktops (handy for the PCI interfaces >> common to Asterisk systems but there will be some laptops) we might have >> to think of a way to have a drive-thru drop off point for equipment. > > We'll either get a room in the Klaus Advanced Computing Building (aka > KACB, > aka Klaus) and the College of Computing Building (aka CCB) are both right > on > public roads, but depending on conditions parking could be several blocks > distant, so I agree that a drop-off system would be in order. > >> Now that's an interesting thought to have the install fest during the >> developers conference! The undergraduate student population will have >> scattered by then and we had wanted to make this available to them but >> there could be advantages. > > I had forgotten about the whole semester system thing. As you probably > already know, the developers conference is probably the third week of May. > If it is going to be earlier, what date did you have in mind? You may > have > already told me and I forgot. > >> My reply is copied to the AtlAUG and ALE lists so let's see what sort of >> feedback we get. > > Sweet. > > Mike > > -- > // Mike Hunter, Research Scientist > // Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) > // 266 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332 > // mhunter@cc.gatech.edu, (+1) 404 385 3128 > From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Tue Mar 20 10:02:14 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (cfowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] In the dark Message-ID: <1174399334.5040.14.camel@cfowler-laptop> My biggest problem with my PBX is that I'm in the dark when it comes to access. For example. This morning I added an ATA to the system. I then tried to dial my extension and wait for it to go to cell-phone. Well I got MOH then my voicemail in *. No attempt to go to cell. Looking at syslog I see "Auto-congesting call due to slow response". In this case I've lost my trunk to the outside world. I did not know this. To lose the trunk is like someone digging up a T1 line outside the office. Now if UDP is connectionless this means I will only know of trunk failure when I try to make a call. Maybe I can get * to monitor my trunk and create an alarm when it fails? Maybe it can just monitor the trunk. I can create my on alarm. From Jeff.Roberts at adamsbrothers.com Tue Mar 20 14:13:24 2007 From: Jeff.Roberts at adamsbrothers.com (Jeff Roberts) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] In the dark Message-ID: <9AA3F2B3D2B92C4D8DC18C0932171D6A6449@exchange.adamsbrothers.com> There are a hundred ways to skin this cat. As far as I know asterisk wont do this itself but since it runs on linux you've got a million tools to use to make your own system. You could set up something to monitor the asterisk log files and watch for a lost registration or whatever and take action if it sees the right string in the log file. You could also set a cron job up to place a test call every so often and take action if the call failed. That is just scratching the surface I'm sure. Jeff Roberts Adams Companies Director of Information Systems Direct: 205-397-9280 Fax: 205-397-9282 Cell: 205-566-1778 jeff.roberts@adamsbrothers.com -----Original Message----- From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf Of cfowler Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:02 AM To: aaug@atlaug.com Subject: [Aaug] In the dark My biggest problem with my PBX is that I'm in the dark when it comes to access. For example. This morning I added an ATA to the system. I then tried to dial my extension and wait for it to go to cell-phone. Well I got MOH then my voicemail in *. No attempt to go to cell. Looking at syslog I see "Auto-congesting call due to slow response". In this case I've lost my trunk to the outside world. I did not know this. To lose the trunk is like someone digging up a T1 line outside the office. Now if UDP is connectionless this means I will only know of trunk failure when I try to make a call. Maybe I can get * to monitor my trunk and create an alarm when it fails? Maybe it can just monitor the trunk. I can create my on alarm. _______________________________________________ Aaug mailing list Aaug@atlaug.com http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Tue Mar 20 14:22:19 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (cfowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] In the dark In-Reply-To: <9AA3F2B3D2B92C4D8DC18C0932171D6A6449@exchange.adamsbrothers.com> References: <9AA3F2B3D2B92C4D8DC18C0932171D6A6449@exchange.adamsbrothers.com> Message-ID: <1174414939.5057.12.camel@cfowler-laptop> Maybe my problem is that I'm not doing a registration? Here is what is in my iax.conf file for voipjet [voipjet] disallow=all allow=ulaw type=peer host= test.voipjet.com username= 15135 secret= XXXXXXXXXXXXX auth=md5 context=default I also can not ping 'test.voipjet.com'. That might be an indicator as well. Ping is not a good tests since many firewalls block ICMP packets. On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 13:13 -0500, Jeff Roberts wrote: > There are a hundred ways to skin this cat. As far as I know asterisk > wont do this itself but since it runs on linux you've got a million > tools to use to make your own system. You could set up something to > monitor the asterisk log files and watch for a lost registration or > whatever and take action if it sees the right string in the log file. > You could also set a cron job up to place a test call every so often and > take action if the call failed. That is just scratching the surface I'm > sure. > > Jeff Roberts > Adams Companies > Director of Information Systems > Direct: 205-397-9280 > Fax: 205-397-9282 > Cell: 205-566-1778 > jeff.roberts@adamsbrothers.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf > Of cfowler > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:02 AM > To: aaug@atlaug.com > Subject: [Aaug] In the dark > > My biggest problem with my PBX is that I'm in the dark when it comes to > access. > > For example. This morning I added an ATA to the system. I then tried > to dial my extension and wait for it to go to cell-phone. Well I got > MOH then my voicemail in *. No attempt to go to cell. Looking at > syslog I see "Auto-congesting call due to slow response". In this case > I've lost my trunk to the outside world. I did not know this. > > To lose the trunk is like someone digging up a T1 line outside the > office. Now if UDP is connectionless this means I will only know of > trunk failure when I try to make a call. Maybe I can get * to monitor > my trunk and create an alarm when it fails? Maybe it can just monitor > the trunk. I can create my on alarm. > > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug From anthony at cosgrove.cc Tue Mar 20 14:36:14 2007 From: anthony at cosgrove.cc (Anthony Cosgrove) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:44 2007 Subject: [Aaug] In the dark References: <9AA3F2B3D2B92C4D8DC18C0932171D6A6449@exchange.adamsbrothers.com> <1174414939.5057.12.camel@cfowler-laptop> Message-ID: <006a01c76b1e$a3e05f10$bd0010ac@deez6ec364c75c> I think a pretty good way is to put a qualify=yes in your trunk and then create a cron job to look for the string UNREACHABLE when doing a iax2 show registry. Something similar like that is done to watch PRI status. I can't remember what the link is but do a google search on asterisk PRI monitoring Anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: "cfowler" To: "Jeff Roberts" Cc: "ATLANTA * USERS GROUP" Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 2:22 PM Subject: RE: [Aaug] In the dark > Maybe my problem is that I'm not doing a registration? > > Here is what is in my iax.conf file for voipjet > > [voipjet] > disallow=all > allow=ulaw > type=peer > host= test.voipjet.com > username= 15135 > secret= XXXXXXXXXXXXX > auth=md5 > context=default > > I also can not ping 'test.voipjet.com'. That might be an indicator as > well. Ping is not a good tests since many firewalls block ICMP packets. > > On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 13:13 -0500, Jeff Roberts wrote: >> There are a hundred ways to skin this cat. As far as I know asterisk >> wont do this itself but since it runs on linux you've got a million >> tools to use to make your own system. You could set up something to >> monitor the asterisk log files and watch for a lost registration or >> whatever and take action if it sees the right string in the log file. >> You could also set a cron job up to place a test call every so often and >> take action if the call failed. That is just scratching the surface I'm >> sure. >> >> Jeff Roberts >> Adams Companies >> Director of Information Systems >> Direct: 205-397-9280 >> Fax: 205-397-9282 >> Cell: 205-566-1778 >> jeff.roberts@adamsbrothers.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf >> Of cfowler >> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:02 AM >> To: aaug@atlaug.com >> Subject: [Aaug] In the dark >> >> My biggest problem with my PBX is that I'm in the dark when it comes to >> access. >> >> For example. This morning I added an ATA to the system. I then tried >> to dial my extension and wait for it to go to cell-phone. Well I got >> MOH then my voicemail in *. No attempt to go to cell. Looking at >> syslog I see "Auto-congesting call due to slow response". In this case >> I've lost my trunk to the outside world. I did not know this. >> >> To lose the trunk is like someone digging up a T1 line outside the >> office. Now if UDP is connectionless this means I will only know of >> trunk failure when I try to make a call. Maybe I can get * to monitor >> my trunk and create an alarm when it fails? Maybe it can just monitor >> the trunk. I can create my on alarm. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aaug mailing list >> Aaug@atlaug.com >> http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Tue Mar 20 14:46:49 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (cfowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] In the dark In-Reply-To: <006a01c76b1e$a3e05f10$bd0010ac@deez6ec364c75c> References: <9AA3F2B3D2B92C4D8DC18C0932171D6A6449@exchange.adamsbrothers.com> <1174414939.5057.12.camel@cfowler-laptop> <006a01c76b1e$a3e05f10$bd0010ac@deez6ec364c75c> Message-ID: <1174416409.5057.22.camel@cfowler-laptop> I think that was a good idea. buford-pbx*CLI> iax2 show registry Host Username Perceived Refresh State 8.11.164.234:4569 15135 60 Request Sent PBX has sent a request but no response. I can easily write a poller to monitor that every 60s. I guess voipjet is down. On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 14:36 -0400, Anthony Cosgrove wrote: > I think a pretty good way is to put a qualify=yes in your trunk and then > create a cron job to look for the string UNREACHABLE when doing a iax2 show > registry. Something similar like that is done to watch PRI status. > > I can't remember what the link is but do a google search on asterisk PRI > monitoring > > Anthony > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cfowler" > To: "Jeff Roberts" > Cc: "ATLANTA * USERS GROUP" > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 2:22 PM > Subject: RE: [Aaug] In the dark > > > > Maybe my problem is that I'm not doing a registration? > > > > Here is what is in my iax.conf file for voipjet > > > > [voipjet] > > disallow=all > > allow=ulaw > > type=peer > > host= test.voipjet.com > > username= 15135 > > secret= XXXXXXXXXXXXX > > auth=md5 > > context=default > > > > I also can not ping 'test.voipjet.com'. That might be an indicator as > > well. Ping is not a good tests since many firewalls block ICMP packets. > > > > On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 13:13 -0500, Jeff Roberts wrote: > >> There are a hundred ways to skin this cat. As far as I know asterisk > >> wont do this itself but since it runs on linux you've got a million > >> tools to use to make your own system. You could set up something to > >> monitor the asterisk log files and watch for a lost registration or > >> whatever and take action if it sees the right string in the log file. > >> You could also set a cron job up to place a test call every so often and > >> take action if the call failed. That is just scratching the surface I'm > >> sure. > >> > >> Jeff Roberts > >> Adams Companies > >> Director of Information Systems > >> Direct: 205-397-9280 > >> Fax: 205-397-9282 > >> Cell: 205-566-1778 > >> jeff.roberts@adamsbrothers.com > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf > >> Of cfowler > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:02 AM > >> To: aaug@atlaug.com > >> Subject: [Aaug] In the dark > >> > >> My biggest problem with my PBX is that I'm in the dark when it comes to > >> access. > >> > >> For example. This morning I added an ATA to the system. I then tried > >> to dial my extension and wait for it to go to cell-phone. Well I got > >> MOH then my voicemail in *. No attempt to go to cell. Looking at > >> syslog I see "Auto-congesting call due to slow response". In this case > >> I've lost my trunk to the outside world. I did not know this. > >> > >> To lose the trunk is like someone digging up a T1 line outside the > >> office. Now if UDP is connectionless this means I will only know of > >> trunk failure when I try to make a call. Maybe I can get * to monitor > >> my trunk and create an alarm when it fails? Maybe it can just monitor > >> the trunk. I can create my on alarm. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Aaug mailing list > >> Aaug@atlaug.com > >> http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aaug mailing list > > Aaug@atlaug.com > > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > From mhunter at cc.gatech.edu Tue Mar 20 10:26:51 2007 From: mhunter at cc.gatech.edu (Mike Hunter) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: Asterisk Install Fest @ Tech In-Reply-To: <4211.192.168.1.211.1174322613.squirrel@xelatec.com> References: <20070319162806.GI331@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> <4211.192.168.1.211.1174322613.squirrel@xelatec.com> Message-ID: <20070320142651.GD345@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> On Mar 19 at 12:43, Steven Henke wrote: > Thanks for the reply. We'll encourage advance registration when we > publicize the event. > > We'd estimate 40 to 60 attendees. Sound good. > Our group would bring all equipment including routers, cabling and power. > All we'd need are connection points for AC and IP access. > > For food, we hadn't made any plans other than somebody bringing a coffee > pot and cups. I'll check into what room we have available that's best-suited and get back to you. How long would the room be in use? > We'd try to parallel installs with Asterisk veterans at a folding table > with the enthusiast. > > I am new to the area so pardon me for slowly coming up to speed on parking > at GT. I'm used to rural Boilermaker territory where it wasn't so much of > a problem. With people lugging in desktops (handy for the PCI interfaces > common to Asterisk systems but there will be some laptops) we might have > to think of a way to have a drive-thru drop off point for equipment. We'll either get a room in the Klaus Advanced Computing Building (aka KACB, aka Klaus) and the College of Computing Building (aka CCB) are both right on public roads, but depending on conditions parking could be several blocks distant, so I agree that a drop-off system would be in order. > Now that's an interesting thought to have the install fest during the > developers conference! The undergraduate student population will have > scattered by then and we had wanted to make this available to them but > there could be advantages. I had forgotten about the whole semester system thing. As you probably already know, the developers conference is probably the third week of May. If it is going to be earlier, what date did you have in mind? You may have already told me and I forgot. > My reply is copied to the AtlAUG and ALE lists so let's see what sort of > feedback we get. Sweet. Mike -- // Mike Hunter, Research Scientist // Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) // 266 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332 // mhunter@cc.gatech.edu, (+1) 404 385 3128 From blearning at speakeasy.net Tue Mar 20 22:38:33 2007 From: blearning at speakeasy.net (Bill Learning) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] So what dates do we have Message-ID: <000901c76b62$050f6310$6a0aa8c0@billdev07> So what dates do we have for the Festival . LOL Bill Learning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Attached is a DRAFT ONLY press release and there is a preliminary public information and registration page at http://atlaug.com/blog/?page_id=33. So please consider the date of April 28, 2007 and reply via the list if you plan on attending and also let us know if you will volunteer to help. As you can see from the outline, there are topics and skills that match up closely to some specific people and we'd like to know if you can make it! I'm looking forward to attending the AtlAUG and ALE meetings in the coming weeks to discuss and help prepare for this event. This could be the greatest thing yet for Asterisk in Atlanta. Thanks to everyone in AtlAUG and ALE who have helped get us to this point. Best Regards, Steven Henke C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Arnold -----Original Message----- From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf Of Steven Henke Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:38 PM To: aaug@atlaug.com; ale-request@ale.org Subject: [Aaug] Inquiry: Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia Tech Hello Linux and Asterisk Enthusiasts, I have great news and I need your feedback! Mike Hunter with the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) has offered to host the Atlanta Asterisk Install Fest on Saturday, April 28th at the new Klaus Advanced Computing Center. The purpose of this message is to ask AtlAUG and ALE members to check their calendars and respond if they will attend on that date. We don't want to confirm the date with GTISC or publicize the event unless we have a good core of attendees and volunteers from our groups. Attached is a DRAFT ONLY press release and there is a preliminary public information and registration page at http://atlaug.com/blog/?page_id=33. So please consider the date of April 28, 2007 and reply via the list if you plan on attending and also let us know if you will volunteer to help. As you can see from the outline, there are topics and skills that match up closely to some specific people and we'd like to know if you can make it! I'm looking forward to attending the AtlAUG and ALE meetings in the coming weeks to discuss and help prepare for this event. This could be the greatest thing yet for Asterisk in Atlanta. Thanks to everyone in AtlAUG and ALE who have helped get us to this point. Best Regards, Steven Henke C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From kris at itaki.net Thu Mar 22 18:23:43 2007 From: kris at itaki.net (Kris) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Inquiry: Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia Tech In-Reply-To: <0A6D0540C39FAC42BBD6EF9685B872886B9813@GAXGPEX35.southernco.com> References: <2934.192.168.1.211.1174585106.squirrel@xelatec.com> <0A6D0540C39FAC42BBD6EF9685B872886B9813@GAXGPEX35.southernco.com> Message-ID: <460301EF.1070807@itaki.net> I will be there !!! Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia Tech 9 am Kris Sheets Itaki Networks ATLAUG 404.422.5753 Solomon, Arnold C. wrote: > I am planning to attend and volunteer at the event. > > Arnold > > -----Original Message----- > From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf > Of Steven Henke > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:38 PM > To: aaug@atlaug.com; ale-request@ale.org > Subject: [Aaug] Inquiry: Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia > Tech > > Hello Linux and Asterisk Enthusiasts, > > I have great news and I need your feedback! > > Mike Hunter with the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) > has > offered to host the Atlanta Asterisk Install Fest on Saturday, April > 28th > at the new Klaus Advanced Computing Center. > > The purpose of this message is to ask AtlAUG and ALE members to check > their calendars and respond if they will attend on that date. We don't > want to confirm the date with GTISC or publicize the event unless we > have > a good core of attendees and volunteers from our groups. > > Attached is a DRAFT ONLY press release and there is a preliminary public > information and registration page at http://atlaug.com/blog/?page_id=33. > > So please consider the date of April 28, 2007 and reply via the list if > you plan on attending and also let us know if you will volunteer to > help. > As you can see from the outline, there are topics and skills that match > up > closely to some specific people and we'd like to know if you can make > it! > > I'm looking forward to attending the AtlAUG and ALE meetings in the > coming > weeks to discuss and help prepare for this event. > > This could be the greatest thing yet for Asterisk in Atlanta. Thanks to > everyone in AtlAUG and ALE who have helped get us to this point. > > Best Regards, > > Steven Henke > C: 678-464-3031 > O: 678-248-2979 x201 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug > > From anthony at cosgrove.cc Thu Mar 22 18:31:47 2007 From: anthony at cosgrove.cc (Anthony Cosgrove) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Echo on client Message-ID: <005801c76cd1$e3412310$bd0010ac@deez6ec364c75c> Just need to tap the knowledge of some people. Kris and I have a client with a Deltacom T1 who recently has been complaining about a lot of echo. They don't get it on all calls... usually inbound but today or yesterday they got echo on an outbound call. When echo does happen they have been e-mailing Deltacom. Now the girl at Deltacom usually responds that she had rerouted the call path to a different circuit but I was wondering... is the echo issue always going to be Deltacom's burden or is there some other setting I can tweak in Asterisk? Echo cancellation is turned on but other than that I'm not sure what to do. Thanks, Anthony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.atlaug.com/pipermail/aaug/attachments/20070322/aa932722/attachment.html From blearning at speakeasy.net Thu Mar 22 19:29:25 2007 From: blearning at speakeasy.net (Bill Learning) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Inquiry: Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia Tech In-Reply-To: <2934.192.168.1.211.1174585106.squirrel@xelatec.com> Message-ID: <001101c76cd9$ee5eed10$680aa8c0@billdev07> I will be there ... Bill Learning blearning@speakeasy.net -----Original Message----- From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf Of Steven Henke Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:38 PM To: aaug@atlaug.com; ale-request@ale.org Subject: [Aaug] Inquiry: Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia Tech Hello Linux and Asterisk Enthusiasts, I have great news and I need your feedback! Mike Hunter with the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) has offered to host the Atlanta Asterisk Install Fest on Saturday, April 28th at the new Klaus Advanced Computing Center. The purpose of this message is to ask AtlAUG and ALE members to check their calendars and respond if they will attend on that date. We don't want to confirm the date with GTISC or publicize the event unless we have a good core of attendees and volunteers from our groups. Attached is a DRAFT ONLY press release and there is a preliminary public information and registration page at http://atlaug.com/blog/?page_id=33. So please consider the date of April 28, 2007 and reply via the list if you plan on attending and also let us know if you will volunteer to help. As you can see from the outline, there are topics and skills that match up closely to some specific people and we'd like to know if you can make it! I'm looking forward to attending the AtlAUG and ALE meetings in the coming weeks to discuss and help prepare for this event. This could be the greatest thing yet for Asterisk in Atlanta. Thanks to everyone in AtlAUG and ALE who have helped get us to this point. Best Regards, Steven Henke C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From blearning at speakeasy.net Thu Mar 22 19:37:32 2007 From: blearning at speakeasy.net (Bill Learning) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Echo on client In-Reply-To: <005801c76cd1$e3412310$bd0010ac@deez6ec364c75c> Message-ID: <001201c76cdb$106e4c10$680aa8c0@billdev07> It is normally RX TX setting on your T1. It takes a bit to get it right, depending on where the echo is you can adjust the transmit or receive settings. Turn off echo cancellation to make the adjustment. Once it is close turn it back on. Follow the instructions for using ztmonitor on the WIKI it is pretty straight forward. Bill Learning blearning@speakeasy.net -----Original Message----- From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces@atlaug.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Cosgrove Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:32 PM To: ATLANTA * USERS GROUP Subject: [Aaug] Echo on client Just need to tap the knowledge of some people. Kris and I have a client with a Deltacom T1 who recently has been complaining about a lot of echo. They don't get it on all calls... usually inbound but today or yesterday they got echo on an outbound call. When echo does happen they have been e-mailing Deltacom. Now the girl at Deltacom usually responds that she had rerouted the call path to a different circuit but I was wondering... is the echo issue always going to be Deltacom's burden or is there some other setting I can tweak in Asterisk? Echo cancellation is turned on but other than that I'm not sure what to do. Thanks, Anthony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.atlaug.com/pipermail/aaug/attachments/20070322/2f42a00b/attachment.html From cfowler at outpostsentinel.com Thu Mar 22 14:51:47 2007 From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Christopher Fowler) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Strange beep on Sipura Message-ID: <1174589507.30785.168.camel@shuttle.linxdev.com> I'm running a Sipura 2000 and when I'm on the phone occasionally I hear a strange beep. At first I thought it was just my cordless phone switching channels on the fly. I was on a teleconfernce today using a wired speaker phone for about an hour. This beep must have happened nearly 20 times. Is this a sound the Sipura is making? From sph at xelatec.com Fri Mar 23 08:20:31 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Asterisk Install Fest Date Confirmation In-Reply-To: <20070322154054.GK262@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> References: <20070319162806.GI331@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> <1261.192.168.1.211.1174514100.squirrel@xelatec.com> <20070322154054.GK262@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> Message-ID: <1455.192.168.1.211.1174652431.squirrel@xelatec.com> Mike, Good Morning. I have received confirmations from the core volunteers and presenters for the April 28th Install Fest date. We are all very grateful for your support in this event. If there is anything we can do for you, please ask. Also, if GTISC would like to present anything at the Install Fest, just let me know and we will put it on the agenda. Is this a done deal and can we begin the publicity work or should we wait until after your meeting on Monday? Thanks Again, Steven Henke C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From chris at vitalpowers.com Thu Mar 22 15:52:13 2007 From: chris at vitalpowers.com (Chris Farris) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Inquiry: Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia Tech In-Reply-To: <2934.192.168.1.211.1174585106.squirrel@xelatec.com> References: <2934.192.168.1.211.1174585106.squirrel@xelatec.com> Message-ID: <4602DE6D.4060404@vitalpowers.com> I'll be there. Chris Steven Henke wrote: > Hello Linux and Asterisk Enthusiasts, > > I have great news and I need your feedback! > > Mike Hunter with the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) has > offered to host the Atlanta Asterisk Install Fest on Saturday, April 28th > at the new Klaus Advanced Computing Center. > > The purpose of this message is to ask AtlAUG and ALE members to check > their calendars and respond if they will attend on that date. We don't > want to confirm the date with GTISC or publicize the event unless we have > a good core of attendees and volunteers from our groups. > > Attached is a DRAFT ONLY press release and there is a preliminary public > information and registration page at http://atlaug.com/blog/?page_id=33. > > So please consider the date of April 28, 2007 and reply via the list if > you plan on attending and also let us know if you will volunteer to help. > As you can see from the outline, there are topics and skills that match up > closely to some specific people and we'd like to know if you can make it! > > I'm looking forward to attending the AtlAUG and ALE meetings in the coming > weeks to discuss and help prepare for this event. > > This could be the greatest thing yet for Asterisk in Atlanta. Thanks to > everyone in AtlAUG and ALE who have helped get us to this point. > > Best Regards, > > Steven Henke > C: 678-464-3031 > O: 678-248-2979 x201 > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Aaug mailing list > Aaug@atlaug.com > http://lists.atlaug.com/mailman/listinfo/aaug -- Chris Farris chris at vitalpowers dot com The Exercise of Vital Powers 404 806 1403 http://www.vitalpowers.com From rollandh at emergingtc.net Mon Mar 26 11:55:05 2007 From: rollandh at emergingtc.net (Hart, Rolland) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Inquiry: Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia Tech References: <2934.192.168.1.211.1174585106.squirrel@xelatec.com> Message-ID: I am planning on attending. Rolland Hart Jr. Emerging Technology Consultants 404-861-7381 Office / Cell www.emergingtc.net ________________________________ From: aaug-bounces@atlaug.com on behalf of Steven Henke Sent: Thu 3/22/2007 1:38 PM To: aaug@atlaug.com; ale-request@ale.org Subject: [Aaug] Inquiry: Asterisk Install Fest April 28th at Georgia Tech Hello Linux and Asterisk Enthusiasts, I have great news and I need your feedback! Mike Hunter with the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) has offered to host the Atlanta Asterisk Install Fest on Saturday, April 28th at the new Klaus Advanced Computing Center. The purpose of this message is to ask AtlAUG and ALE members to check their calendars and respond if they will attend on that date. We don't want to confirm the date with GTISC or publicize the event unless we have a good core of attendees and volunteers from our groups. Attached is a DRAFT ONLY press release and there is a preliminary public information and registration page at http://atlaug.com/blog/?page_id=33. So please consider the date of April 28, 2007 and reply via the list if you plan on attending and also let us know if you will volunteer to help. As you can see from the outline, there are topics and skills that match up closely to some specific people and we'd like to know if you can make it! I'm looking forward to attending the AtlAUG and ALE meetings in the coming weeks to discuss and help prepare for this event. This could be the greatest thing yet for Asterisk in Atlanta. Thanks to everyone in AtlAUG and ALE who have helped get us to this point. Best Regards, Steven Henke C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://lists.atlaug.com/pipermail/aaug/attachments/20070326/a90741b8/attachment.html From sph at xelatec.com Mon Mar 26 17:19:57 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: Asterisk Install Fest @ Tech In-Reply-To: <20070326164259.GG264@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> References: <20070319162806.GI331@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> <1261.192.168.1.211.1174514100.squirrel@xelatec.com> <20070322154054.GK262@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> <2696.192.168.1.211.1174583364.squirrel@xelatec.com> <20070326164259.GG264@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> Message-ID: <3741.192.168.1.211.1174943997.squirrel@xelatec.com> Mike, Very good! Tomorrow night is the AtlAUG meeting and I'll make a motion that we pitch in so that GTISC isn't stuck with the cleaning fee. Best Regards, Steven > Hi Steven, > > We talked about it and everything is a go. We don't have a room reserved > yet but there are several and we can be sure we'll be able to get one. > Parking is a little murkier but there's a chance that since it's a > Saturday > that we'll be able to use the below-ground parking right at Klaus. We're > hoping to have more info on those specifics by the end of the week. > > Regarding the fee, we suspect there will be a $75 cleaning fee associated > with cleaning the space, Saturday trash pick-up, etc. GTISC could pay > that > initially with an eye to recouping it from y'all via the tip jar idea. > > Regarding the press release, I think it's good the way it is. > > I'll write now about making sure there are no IP port blocks. > > Mike > > On Mar 22 at 13:09, Steven Henke wrote: > >> Mike, >> >> Thanks for the positive reply! I'll change the press release per your >> request. >> >> We want to go for the 28th because it gives us a little more time and >> lets >> you be there. >> >> Just let me send out a query via the mailing lists to make sure that the >> key players in AtlAUG and ALE are good with that date. >> >> Since the 28th was our original date set at the last meeting I am very >> confident that it will be OK. >> >> I will let you know via email this evening so you can go forward >> tomorrow. >> >> Thanks Again, >> >> Steven >> >> >> > Hi Steven, >> > >> > It looks good to me. I cooked up this as a replacement to the last >> > sentence: >> > >> > VOIP security is an area of active research within GTISC, and GTISC is >> > proud >> > to support the VOIP community by hosting the Install Fest. >> > >> > We have a meeting on Monday where we'll plan to finalize the details, >> is >> > that too late for you? The only concern I have is that I am out of >> town >> > the weekend of the 21st on vacation. There are other people from Tech >> who >> > can help with setup, but if it weren't for the vacation I'd look >> forward >> > to >> > being there myself. If it were a week later would that be a problem >> for >> > you >> > guys, or is it still wide open? >> > >> > Mike >> > >> > On Mar 21 at 17:55, Steven Henke wrote: >> > >> >> Mike, >> >> >> >> Attached is a pre-release draft press release for the Install Fest. >> >> >> >> I'd be glad to discuss your comments, questions or concerns. >> >> >> >> Steven >> >> >> >> > Hi Steven, >> >> > >> >> > I hope all is well with you. I work with Mary Claire Thompson at >> the >> >> > Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), and she wanted me >> to >> >> > follow up with you on the Install Fest we're hoping to have >> consider >> >> with >> >> > the Developer Conference. >> >> > >> >> > As far as logistics goes, how many people do you think we should >> plan >> >> to >> >> > accommodate? Would people actually be bringing systems to install >> >> > Asterisk >> >> > on or is it just a demo? If they're going to bring systems, should >> we >> >> > also >> >> > assume that we would want to have wired connections for peoples' >> >> > luggables, >> >> > or am I behind the times and people run their PBXes off their >> laptops >> >> > these >> >> > days? :) Also, do we need to plan for one wired connection per >> >> > installer >> >> > or do you think some kind of wired aggregation (nat?) is in order? >> >> And if >> >> > so, can you provide the gear? I'd need to check with the >> networking >> >> folks >> >> > here to see how they'd view that, I just started here recently so I >> >> don't >> >> > know the customs here yet. >> >> > >> >> > Regarding parking, is it ok for us to say "good luck!" or do we >> need >> >> to >> >> > work >> >> > on some kind of visitor parking arrangement? Getting temporary >> >> parking >> >> > passes would involve money, so I'm hoping that people would be >> willing >> >> to >> >> > park a bit off site. Regarding the date and times, you said in >> your >> >> email >> >> > that you're hoping to do it "in the run up" to the dev conference. >> Is >> >> > that >> >> > set in stone or would you be willing to do it on an evening in the >> >> middle >> >> > of >> >> > the conference? We're just trying to keep our options open. Last >> but >> >> not >> >> > least, would food be involved with the event? >> > >> >> >> Steve Henke >> H: 770-495-8524 >> C: 678-464-3031 >> O: 678-248-2979 x201 > > -- > // Mike Hunter, Research Scientist > // Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) > // 266 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332 > // mhunter@cc.gatech.edu, (+1) 404 385 3128 > Steven Henke C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From sph at xelatec.com Wed Mar 28 09:15:39 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Re: Asterisk Install Fest @ Tech In-Reply-To: <20070326164259.GG264@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> References: <20070319162806.GI331@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> <1261.192.168.1.211.1174514100.squirrel@xelatec.com> <20070322154054.GK262@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> <2696.192.168.1.211.1174583364.squirrel@xelatec.com> <20070326164259.GG264@lawn-143-215-207-232.lawn.gatech.edu> Message-ID: <3097.192.168.1.211.1175087739.squirrel@xelatec.com> Good Morning Mike, We had our AtlAUG meeting last night and everyone is lined up to make this a success. We reviewed the schedule of events for the day and believe that we need to run the event until 2:00PM instead of 1:00PM to get everything done. We'd then pack and clean up and be out of the space by 3:00PM. Is that OK? Let me know what you can get us for IP connectivity. At least one unblocked public IP would be great and let us know if it's a fixed IP or DHCP. We plan to pre-configure our routers and servers so they'll be plug and play when we get there. One of our members lives close to Tech and wants to come by Friday afternoon and confirm the IP connection is live. Two rooms would be great. Since our schedule has presentations and demonstrations going on simultaneously with installs we could do the presentations in one room and installations in the other. What kind of room can we get for the presentations? Will there be a screen? It would be great if there was a projector and PA but we can bring our own if necessary. Will there be folding tables available for us to use for the installs? Thanks for Letting Us Know, Steven From sph at xelatec.com Wed Mar 28 21:31:00 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Atlanta Cbeyond SIPconnect Forum Message-ID: <3633.192.168.1.211.1175131860.squirrel@xelatec.com> FYI, http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=81224816-96fb-447e-b7f5-ea5c09249c91 Anyone going to this event? I can't make it, but I'd like to talk to someone who does go, to hear about what they saw. Thanks, Steve Henke O: 678-248-2979 x201 From blearning at speakeasy.net Wed Mar 28 22:16:23 2007 From: blearning at speakeasy.net (Bill Learning) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] review of Grandstream phone Message-ID: <000001c771a8$3fb5c530$680aa8c0@billdev07> Does anyone have a copy of that email I sent out about 3 weeks ago about the Grand Stream phones, I lost it and wanted to update it, I couldn't find it on my sent or inbox .. Thanks Bill Learning blearning@speakeasy.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks Bill Learning blearning@speakeasy.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.atlaug.com/pipermail/aaug/attachments/20070328/98e5a05b/attachment.html From sph at xelatec.com Fri Mar 30 08:46:21 2007 From: sph at xelatec.com (Steven Henke) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] TDM800 Echo Canceller Message-ID: <1526.192.168.1.211.1175258781.squirrel@xelatec.com> We talked about the Digium TDM-800 before the meeting the other night. Some mention was made about a hardware DSP Echo Canceller for it. If that was true it would be great because it would unburden the host PC from doing all of the computation. After a little research, I discovered that the Echo Canceller is a proprietary piece of software not hardware and that it actually increases the load on the PC. Oh well. Full Speed Ahead to the Install Conference! Steven Henke C: 678-464-3031 O: 678-248-2979 x201 From steve.odom at verso.com Fri Mar 30 10:57:12 2007 From: steve.odom at verso.com (Odom, Steve) Date: Thu May 17 00:41:45 2007 Subject: [Aaug] Aastra 481i CT In-Reply-To: <1526.192.168.1.211.1175258781.squirrel@xelatec.com> References: <1526.192.168.1.211.1175258781.squirrel@xelatec.com> Message-ID: <9103FBDAC462C140A84247F8AF65D5F70696F65E@ATL01-MXCCL01.verso.com> AASG Members: I have been testing the Aastra 480i CT IP phone with their latest firmware, and I wanted to share my analysis with the group. This phone come with a wireless handset and can expand to 8 handsets with most feature functionality of the desktop. The handset is small, but heavy enough to give a real quality feel about it. The most incredible feature is the voice quality and the extended range of the handset. I have tried many wireless phones in my house Panasonic, Motorola, Ericson, Sony etc. (900MHZ, 2.7GHZ 5.6GHZ Spread spectrum etc) and none of these phones worked throughout my house no matter where I located the base station. This handset not only works (no matter where I located the Base station) throughout my house but all the way down to my mailbox and deepinto my back yard, without signal loss or static. I even tried this handset at the office, and it is the only p