You can use pkg_add on any supported NetBSD platform, assuming someone built a package. Otherwise, you'll have to download pkgsrc.tar.gz, untar it, and use "make && make install"
FreeBSD - Originally started out as an x86 only port. Screams on x86 hardware. Other ports are kinda lackluster. Its the BSD for people who don't want to run Linux.
NetBSD - Runs on everything from a Sun Ultra 60 to a toaster. Has an extremely robust IP stack and a very well designed architecture independant framework for both host machines and device drivers
OpenBSD - Supposedly "secure out of the box" via large amounts of code review for security holes. Eh. The biggest thing with OpenBSD is Theo's ego.
Yes, I'm kinda partial to NetBSD.
Make 911 call center numbers available to VOIP providers
Most 911 call centers are tied directly to telco tandem switches via CAMA trunks. There is no "number" to dial other than 911. There is often a "non-emergency" number that can be called, but sometimes it doesn't get answered if the 911 center is busy.
Embed GPS chips in black box VOIP boxes and configure them to send location information when 911 is dialed
That'll get the privacy freaks all up in arms. Plus that lack of GPS lock indoors.
Furthermore, can we get past this stupid habbit of calling every apparant obsessive/compulsive behavior an "addiction?" It's not as if these people are going to go through withdrawl symptoms if they are deprived of their gaming "fix" for a couple weeks.
You've never been around an Evercrack addict when their cable modem goes out, have you? I've seen someone sit there and stare at the screen, click "refresh" repeatedly, go reboot the cable modem, reboot their computer, and practically go into the DT's.
It'll go in, work reliably for several years....then Mayor Daley will claim that its being used for terrorist activities and get police escorted techies to execute surprise middle-of-the-night attacks on the access points and carve big "X"'s in the printed circuit boards, rendering them useless.
They all run at least SIP. But with them, there is very little reason to try to work on a peer to peer connection since 95% of their traffic is going to terminate over the PSTN, not to another IP phone.
But, even with that, there is a feature in SIP called "REINVITE" in which two SIP endpoints can renegotiate their media stream paths to send their audio directly to each other and only send call progress messages to the original server (for billing purposes, mainly). Reinvite really only works well if both endpoints are not behind NAT, though and there is an issue with compatibility between vendors.
How many of us could actually mount a defense?
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It really doesn't matter if click-through is binding or not. Most companies just play the "Right or wrong, we'll sue your ass into the ground and bankrupt you on court costs."
Who does an 800 pound gorilla sue? Anyone he wants.
Yup. So could mine, until several of the cell towers around my place were blown down or knocked off the air by Charley's 180MPH gusts in August.
If I had needed to, I could have sent messages back to my family simply by walking outside after the storm with my 2m handheld and checking in to the local message traffic net.
Imagine if your car was running poorly... Had a flat tire, or the alternator was going... Rather than take the car to the mechanic (or fix it yourself) you just throw the thing away and buy a new one.
They do. Its called trade-in.
Car doesn't work right? Take it to a used car shop. They screw you on trade-in value, pay off your current car loan, roll the loan balance into the new loan, and send you on your way with a brand new car and a brand new loan.
Is it true that people that work in the computer industry have zero social skills, or just a perception we've come to cast ourselves by?
Its a big stereo type. People think "computer industry" and lump together all the antisocial Evercrack nerds, tie wearing MCSEs, cheeto-covered "Linux Hacker", and the guys who sit around in jeans & Tshirts getting real work done.
Rather than having to go through the hoops and hurdles of making sure that I comply with the rules and regulations of every state that I do business in, terminate traffic in, or originate traffic from.
I'm sure the greedy, bloodsucking suits in the state legislatures will figure out a way around it, though.
>> Some providers allow you to set CID/ANI to anything
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>CID, yes. ANI? Are you sure?
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>Since ANI is used for billing purposes, including 900 numbers, I highly doubt any telco allows it to be modified.
Yup. I have access to a DS3 worth of PRIs from Radiant and Global Crossing. I can set ANI on them to anything I want to all day long.
I've also got direct access to CLEC's switch with an SS7 interconnect. I can do pretty much anything I want to. It could, eventually, be traced back...so I don't.
The only thing "questionable" I did was light up 4 PRIs worth of calls to the 800 numbers set up for voting for American Idol. I wonder how far I skewed the numbers.
You can't spoof CID Name. Your local phone company dips into a database when it gets the ANI/CID from the incoming SS7 signalling. Actual CID name isn't transmitted in the SS7 setup.
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Its quite easy. Asterisk has voicemail and call detail records that you can use for billing.
Everything can be run in & out of a database for easy report/web access.
And like I tell my other Asterisk customers: Don't ask what can Asterisk do...ask what you want it to do.
You can use pkg_add on any supported NetBSD platform, assuming someone built a package. Otherwise, you'll have to download pkgsrc.tar.gz, untar it, and use "make && make install"
Sigh. I must learn to use preview.
FreeBSD - Originally started out as an x86 only port. Screams on x86 hardware. Other ports are kinda lackluster. Its the BSD for people who don't want to run Linux. NetBSD - Runs on everything from a Sun Ultra 60 to a toaster. Has an extremely robust IP stack and a very well designed architecture independant framework for both host machines and device drivers OpenBSD - Supposedly "secure out of the box" via large amounts of code review for security holes. Eh. The biggest thing with OpenBSD is Theo's ego. Yes, I'm kinda partial to NetBSD.
I suspect that Theo will win. You see, Adaptec needs customers more than Theo needs Adaptec.
There's more than enough sales of hardware to run on 'doze boxen or paid-for Unixen for them to blow Theo off and not miss a dime.
Make 911 call center numbers available to VOIP providers
Most 911 call centers are tied directly to telco tandem switches via CAMA trunks. There is no "number" to dial other than 911. There is often a "non-emergency" number that can be called, but sometimes it doesn't get answered if the 911 center is busy.
Embed GPS chips in black box VOIP boxes and configure them to send location information when 911 is dialed
That'll get the privacy freaks all up in arms. Plus that lack of GPS lock indoors.
Asterisk, a Digium T1 card, and a PRI from your telco.
The PRI is going to be the most expensive part of the deal. You're not going to get ANI on anything but that.
Furthermore, can we get past this stupid habbit of calling every apparant obsessive/compulsive behavior an "addiction?" It's not as if these people are going to go through withdrawl symptoms if they are deprived of their gaming "fix" for a couple weeks.
You've never been around an Evercrack addict when their cable modem goes out, have you? I've seen someone sit there and stare at the screen, click "refresh" repeatedly, go reboot the cable modem, reboot their computer, and practically go into the DT's.
It'll go in, work reliably for several years....then Mayor Daley will claim that its being used for terrorist activities and get police escorted techies to execute surprise middle-of-the-night attacks on the access points and carve big "X"'s in the printed circuit boards, rendering them useless.
Betamax doesn't suck? And it actually uses all 525 scan lines of NTSC video, whereas VHS uses half that?
They all run at least SIP. But with them, there is very little reason to try to work on a peer to peer connection since 95% of their traffic is going to terminate over the PSTN, not to another IP phone.
But, even with that, there is a feature in SIP called "REINVITE" in which two SIP endpoints can renegotiate their media stream paths to send their audio directly to each other and only send call progress messages to the original server (for billing purposes, mainly). Reinvite really only works well if both endpoints are not behind NAT, though and there is an issue with compatibility between vendors.
It really doesn't matter if click-through is binding or not. Most companies just play the "Right or wrong, we'll sue your ass into the ground and bankrupt you on court costs."
Who does an 800 pound gorilla sue? Anyone he wants.
Yup. So could mine, until several of the cell towers around my place were blown down or knocked off the air by Charley's 180MPH gusts in August.
If I had needed to, I could have sent messages back to my family simply by walking outside after the storm with my 2m handheld and checking in to the local message traffic net.
Imagine if your car was running poorly... Had a flat tire, or the alternator was going... Rather than take the car to the mechanic (or fix it yourself) you just throw the thing away and buy a new one.
They do. Its called trade-in.
Car doesn't work right? Take it to a used car shop. They screw you on trade-in value, pay off your current car loan, roll the loan balance into the new loan, and send you on your way with a brand new car and a brand new loan.
Is it true that people that work in the computer industry have zero social skills, or just a perception we've come to cast ourselves by?
Its a big stereo type. People think "computer industry" and lump together all the antisocial Evercrack nerds, tie wearing MCSEs, cheeto-covered "Linux Hacker", and the guys who sit around in jeans & Tshirts getting real work done.
If you'd actually turn off Everquest for a few hours and leave mommy & daddy's basement, you might actually have a chance.
And wandering around a yahoo chat room asking "Are there any girls in here?" does not count as socializing.
And the last time I checked, my wife very much appreciated being married to a geek.
Already built. Grandstream makes the HT486. Plug a phone in one port, one port goes to your cable modem, other port is NATed to your local lan.
When I can tie Skype into my home/homeoffice PBX, then I'll look at it.
Until then, I'm happy getting service from NuFone and letting Asterisk do all the work.
Eh. You can run a J90 in your house. Its aircooled and just takes two 20 amp 220 circuits.
So a beowulf cluster of Intel based PeeCees?
Nah. Apache on Unicos doesn't run all that hot. I got bored one morning and built it and load tested it.
Rather than having to go through the hoops and hurdles of making sure that I comply with the rules and regulations of every state that I do business in, terminate traffic in, or originate traffic from.
I'm sure the greedy, bloodsucking suits in the state legislatures will figure out a way around it, though.
This one was probably started by a intern lawyer at MS who's trying to impress his boss with "Look what I can do!"
>> Some providers allow you to set CID/ANI to anything > >CID, yes. ANI? Are you sure? > >Since ANI is used for billing purposes, including 900 numbers, I highly doubt any telco allows it to be modified. Yup. I have access to a DS3 worth of PRIs from Radiant and Global Crossing. I can set ANI on them to anything I want to all day long. I've also got direct access to CLEC's switch with an SS7 interconnect. I can do pretty much anything I want to. It could, eventually, be traced back...so I don't. The only thing "questionable" I did was light up 4 PRIs worth of calls to the 800 numbers set up for voting for American Idol. I wonder how far I skewed the numbers.
You can't spoof CID Name. Your local phone company dips into a database when it gets the ANI/CID from the incoming SS7 signalling. Actual CID name isn't transmitted in the SS7 setup.