I have been reading about Asterisk for a little while, and now I want to give it a test drive. If I have a Linux box running Asterisk, can I start making calls over my interenet connection? Can I make calls only to other PCs or to phones on PSTN?
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Thanks for the reply.
What is the recommended specs for a server that will run a very basic PBX system?
Have a read of Chapter 2 of the new O’Reilly Asterisk book - available for free download here:
voip-info.org/wiki/view/Aste … +Telephony
That will give you a good idea of what you need to get started.
Also, you can find a list of some (not all, by any means) internet telephony service providers (ITSPs) here: