Ok, so I just spent 3 days hunting after a problem with my Linux configuration that turns out to be due to some “wireless expert” that configured a “wireless bridge” between three sites at one of my clients. They became my client about a week after the quote was accepted and no longer makes any network topology change without consulting with me first (at least, not as far as I know). Either way … if you want a prime example of why it doesn’t work, read on …
Archive for the ‘IT’ Category
Bridged wireless
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Calculating VoIP Bandwidth requirements
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009I’ve racked my head a few times now trying to calculate how big a pipe I need for various call concurrencies. So I’ve decided it’s finally time to sit down and do the calculations for both SIP/RTP and IAX2.
Multi-account VoIP providers
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009In some cases one would like to be able to connect multiple SIP/IAX accounts to the same upstream server. Each account may have differing creditials etc and this can (with asterisk at least) create some authentication issues. Fortunately there exists some “solutions”.
Hooking cell phones up to your (IP) PBX
Sunday, November 30th, 2008I recently got overly annoyed with both the office phone and my cell phone going off on me at the same time. Then I bumped into chan_mobile. Now I have some nasty ideas. Why not use bluetooth to automatically hook your cellphone up to the PBX whenever you walk into the office? Sounds hard? Well, as a matter of fact, it’s not.
