[VoIP] MF signalling with Asterisk and update on Linksys platform

[john jones]

My Linksys Asterisk platform seems to be working very
well and you can reach me on CNET at 1.687.7700 or
1.687.4878.   I have an analog phone hooked up to a
Cisco 1750 router with 2 FXS and 2 FXO ports.  

Some really great news: the 1750 supports DP, MF (at
least outbound) and DTMF dialing.  I was also able to
get a Cisco MC3810 working with my system.  These are
pretty cool ( and End Of Life ) products.  There is a
guy on ebay that has 40 of them 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140071558823

for $129 plus $15 S/H.

These units have the max memory, one T1 interface, one
Ethernet interface, 4 FXO ports, 2 FXS ports, and 2
serial ports (useless for our purposes).  There are
E&M  modules available from time to time.  BTW, I
don't know this person but I do have an offer in.

Hopefully, next weekend, John Novack, Kirt Stanfield,
Paul Wills and I will get together and see if we can
get the T1 talking to some channel banks that JN has. 
If Paul is available, we may try to interface to his
system system to try to get his ANI feature working.

I can provide configuration templates and samples and
assistance to folks if necessary until JN (Mr. CNET)
is fully up to speed!

I'm interested in learning if others want to try this
out.  For ~ $250, you can run Asterisk on a Linksys,
have (6) analog and digital (1 T1) for about $250. 
All you need is a broadband connection and some
phones.  

John