On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:10:44 GMT, Thomas Kenyon
<tom@art-it-services.co.uk> wrote:
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>akarui.tomodachi@gmail.com wrote:[color=green]
>> Hi:
>>
>> I am thinking of creating a "dedicated personal VoIP network" to
>> connect my parent's home phone (in India) with mine in Canada. I have
>> a very little knowledge about the VoIP technology, but after a brief
>> research, my undersatnding about the architechture of the VoIP is as
>> below:
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>If you have ADSL connections at each end, then you can buy all that you
>need embedded into an ADSL modem. (that way, you can also make and
>receive calls with the computers switched off).[/color]
If all you want to do is to connect 2 points with voip then you don't
need the shed load of equipment you listed - nothing like it.
All you need is an ATA (analogue Telephone Adapter) or an ATA/router
if you haven't got a router, at each end. You don't need a computer
in the link at all except for the initial setting up of the ATA.
Popular ATAs are made by Linksys/Sipura, the SPA-3102 being an ATA
with a single LAN output. The Fritzbox Fon (several variations) is
also one to look at.
If you want something more sophisticated then you should look at
running an old computer and running the free Trixbox software on it (
a development of Asterisk.) see [url]www.trixbox.org[/url]

It is possible to link 2 locations together without the services of a
voip service provider but it is easier to use one and most are free.

I you could be clearer about just what you what to do then it will be
possible to be more specific about recommendations.
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