"Brian A" <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2s7pt2tghaqngv3apke8ld8mdgavc6kpid@4ax.com

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> 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.[/color]

I am told that Trixbox isn't the most reliable version of Asterisk for
this sort of application. I am involved with a group of telephone
collectors ([url]www.ckts.info[/url]) and we have an extensive private network up and
running in the US, UK and even New Zealand, using mostly Fedora 4 which
has apparently been proven to be the most reliable to use.

I'm not an Asterisk expert so please don't ask me any more..!

Ivor