[VoIP] Joining the Network Without a Mechanical Switch

[Doug Alderdice]

At 11:35 AM 2/14/2007 -0500, Rusty Dekema wrote:
>I would like to join my Asterisk system to the CKTS network so that I
>will be able to dial other peoples' switches without having to go
>through a PSTN gateway. However, I do not (currently) own any
>electromechanical phone switches, so I was wondering if anyone would
>have a problem with this. I do have some "interesting" extensions on
>my Asterisk machine that I could offer to CKTS 'subscribers'... Would
>this be good enough?
>
>I am pretty familiar with Asterisk and VoIP and I know exactly how to
>set this up; I just don't want to offend or irritate people by
>connecting an electronic-only phone system to your network.

You wouldn't be the first person to join the CNET in this manner, 
Rusty.  Jayson Smith has a similar setup to what you propose, and others 
like Rick Rodriguez (currently offline) have only older key system gear 
hanging off their Asterisk.

In short, welcome!

Doug.