TUTORIAL New Website: PIAF for Newbies

[Tekmon]

Big thanks. Was this gone for awhile i couldn't find it. Bless is those who care and know vortecbrains need info. your great.

 

[Tekmon]

Who should we alert about broken links? On the newbies site , Introduction to the Asterisk Open Source PBX is broken from my end. at bottom of page,

 

[blanchae]

That would be me and yes it looks like it's broken. I'll remove the link as it is now 10 years old anyways.

 

[jmcguirl]

The ringdale guide has vanished. Anyone have a updated link?

 

[blanchae]

Try this one for the Ringdale Administrator's Guide

 

[Tekmon]

For Newbies like me. What to study. This site for new people into voip and data communications in general is a great launching point to begin a journey that will give you great understanding and skills to proceed with voip systems. There is much more to study and my advice is read everything and more. If you don't recognized a acromyn then look it up. Leave nothing behind. One doesn't need to read and consume all the RFCs on every protocal and know there numbers but more so understand the protocal and where is sits in the models created to make this happen like the OSI and TPC/ip models. It is over kill to many as the vast communication network we live with is way more than the protocals used in pbxiaf. However to understand the forest you walk in is always good. I suggest if your not into geek stuff and you are just a good user in windows you should read the Introduction to Data Communications by Eugene Blanchard ( link on bottom left of Newbie page) and then refer to wiki for more info. After that you can look at the individual NOS programs and understand how they work. I am stretching the words here, however I believe it is a person's responsiblity to understand the large segment of communication going on in the human race and how it bears on life, freedoms and communications. Your path will surely help you on your computer network in security, where there it is figured to be 40 percent of us are either hijacked, monitered or being used for nefarious deals without our knowledge. You will know when you know enough to ask a question.

 

[blanchae]

Good reply Tekmon. I came across this 5 part video documentary called System Crash by Wired Planet and it gives a great overview on the role of telecommunications in the world. It has intrigue and mystery including CIA involvement!

 

[ohrass]

interesting video indeed

 

[jmcguirl]

Thanks blanchae

 

[Tekmon]

Got tuned in here a few months back. Upside down turned around. Pbx and linux was a new street with new trees I never saw before. There truely is a lot of good stuff here. Docs are great. Got to say something here. My best friend, lover and wife lay next to me with cancer for months as i read this forum for the sake of knowledge and peace. Because of the circumstances and runing a business I retained about less than 1/8 of what I read. I printed and down loaded all the docs and read this forum many times. i asked alot of goofy questions. I have to say you folks here and most visitors I never saw badgering and belittleing by any of the guru's towards blank brains like me. It is much appreciated and that alone was or maybe weird to some - I found peace reading here. Now I am in focus as my buddy wife went on two weeks ago without me and I hear her in the distance ( sometimes very close) Get that fricking phone business taken care of!!!!
Thanks to all and God Bless.

 

[blanchae]

Came across an excellent tutorial on the SIP protocol and call flow. It's written in simple terms without the techno-babble that seems to be prevalent these days. Kudos to Vladimir Toncar from the Czech republic for writing a wonderful piece of work.

 

[Axel Fernandez]

I've created a new website called PBX in a Flash for Newbies. It covers the simple basics of configuring extensions, softphones, VOIP phones, IAXy S100i, FXS extensions and FXO trunks, zaptel cards, etc.. Enjoy

Dear PIAF

This is a great Forum... The Best... Thanks for all you help
Im new at this and find out that there are so many people with good intensions of sharing!

Thanks to all!!

 

[progs_00]

I'd also like to add my thanks. A lot of great stuff (cadvision is great) and as Alex is saying above some great community spirit. Great work guys!