[VoIP] Linux Problem

[John Novack]

Paul Wills wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Greg Blakely" <greg at vyger.net>
> To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at ckts.info>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 7:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [VoIP] Linux Problem
>
>   
>> All that said, I agree with John 100% about any of the X GUIs available,
>> including Gnome.  They are just not very intuitive, and they tend to
>> slow down a decent server.  In the very beginnings of our CNET, it was
>> discovered that, in order to have a smooth-running Asterisk server, the
>> GUI should be taken out of the startup sequence.
>>
>> What works for me is SSHing in to a Linux shell when I need to
>> administer Asterisk.  For desktop applications, I use Windows XP.
>>
>>     
>
> Agreed but it's nice to have a browser to get to a website without going upstairs to the Windows machine.  Once in a while, I have to look something up but most of the time, the GUI is shut off.  One thing for sure, it's no speed demon!  (or is that daemon?)
>
> Firefox seems to be working sufficiently well now.
>
> PDW
As I said, I don't even have a monitor or keyboard or mouse on my 
asterisk machine.
I do everything through Win2K ( yes I know, I am 2 steps behind the rest 
of the Micro$oft world ) but Win2K works, and most of the time a reboot 
is needed when some new software thinks it needs it
Since HQ won't even allow my laptop upstairs any more, There is no issue 
for me.
SSH allows me to update and reconfigure whatever I need to, and IF I 
can't remember or never bothered to learn all the other cryptic 
commands, there is always Webmin What a great application Webmin is.
I have installed it on every machine I have helped someone set up, not 
telling them I would be in the dark without it!

Back to CNET, Phil McCarter and Michael Carter are up and working, Lee 
Spenadel is about ready to join the fray, hopefully this year.
John Schiert and Jim Day have machines sitting here ready and waiting 
for transportation, but probably won't make it on line until 2007
A special thanks to Rick Walsh for contributions of rack mount computers 
for several members.
What a great group cooperating to make all this come together
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and continued success in 2007

John Novack