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Azathoth, revision 6
Azathoth is the name of our file server. We've had "it" since 2000, although it was replaced many times. One of the goals we had after we moved to the house was to get rid of the 3 boxes full of CDs...
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Installing Debian GNU/Linux on a LaCie NAS
Since I recently set up Azathoth's 6th revision, I had the old LaCie NAS on a shelf, completely useless. I had to do something with it; however, the system which comes pre-installed on that thing is...
View ArticleCriminal incompetence
I have a lot of work to do, and many posts I'd like to write, but that will have to wait. I need to vent some frustration right now. I am currently on a systems administration mission where I need to...
View ArticlePlaying with Asterisk (1/?)
The long term "plan" here at home is to switch over to VoIP for all phone calls. This includes getting rid of our old POTS phones, using softphones on the PCs, possibly buying hardware VoIP phones or,...
View ArticlePlaying with Asterisk (2/?)
Last time I managed to get a very basic Asterisk setup to work. Since then, I haven't had the time to really work on it, but I've made a few improvements here and there. Dial plan improvements In quite...
View ArticlePlaying with Asterisk (3/?) – A menu (sort of)
I wanted to try adding something that sort of feels like a menu to the dial plan. I am not sure that I will actually use one in the final setup, but it wasn't that much effort anyway. A menu (or...
View ArticlePlaying with Asterisk (4/?) – Voice mail
Even in the context of a home set-up, voice mail is a "must-have" feature. My idea is to have a set of voicemail boxes - one per person, and a global "family" mailbox. Ideally, local phones /...
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