Intel 536EP modem for Voip in Linux

[Brent Harding]

Oh, didn't think the modem was probably the ideal solution, if it'd work at 
all. I wonder how hard it really is to take that out of there and put the 
Digium in instead? I heard on a show called Asterikast that one needs some 
sort of power connection in addition to the PCI slot. The once or twice I 
ever felt the inside of a machine, didn't find such a thing anywhere else 
besides up by the drives. I hope I don't need to find a way to run wire from 
up there all the way back. I've never heard of cards besides video that need 
more power than the slot uses, wonder if they just call the slot a power 
connection?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John covici" <covici at ccs.covici.com>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 11:14 PM
Subject: Intel 536EP modem for Voip in Linux


>I don't think you could use that modem -- asterisk had/has some
> drivers for modems, but they haven't been worked on for years.  What
> you need is a digium card (I think 100p is the model) which they no
> longer make, but you can get them on Ebay and try and see how they
> work for you.
>
> on Monday 08/21/2006 Brent Harding(bharding at doorpi.net) wrote
> > Hi. I am thinking of getting Asterisk going eventually, seems neat how 
> > you
> > can combine multiple services into 1 phone instead of having phones
> > everywhere for Voip networks or regular calls. My old box has an Intel 
> > 536EP
> > modem in it that I used since Windows-98 was still the OS many systems 
> > were
> > built with. The modem is a voice modem and has a port for the phone
> > extension and for the line from the phone company. Could I use this 
> > modem as
> > an extension if I set up an Asterisk system, assuming I will be getting 
> > rid
> > of the cable phone service because of price and lack of basic features 
> > such
> > as 3-way, *69, etc, and going with a Voip provider that is standard and
> > would work on it? I've heard of cards that do provide a port for an 
> > analog
> > phone, but not sure there's a blind-friendly howto on the hardware side 
> > of
> > things as far as how I'd get the old modem out and this in, and what 
> > sort of
> > power connector to connect to it as I thought cards got power off the 
> > PCI
> > slot.
> >
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