On Mon, 2016-06-13 at 22:29 +1000, Andrew McGlashan via luv-main wrote:
I've thought about setting up an Asterix or FreePBX server but have never got around to it because frankly I mostly use my Nodemobile instead.
Setting up Asterix or FreePBX or anything similar is not something that should be done lightly. VoIP providers lose an awful lot of money if there are any loop holes in their setup; perhaps even just a weak password.
Thanks for the reminder, Andrew. I totally agree... same as for many other systems you run on the Internet (mail servers, web servers, web sites, web applications, online shops, etc.) or Intranet/Extranet (e.g. various web applications) or even internal systems (file servers, DB servers, etc.). Our Asterisk server is inside our office network without any direct access from the "outside". Even VPN connections can not register at the SIP server (but maybe this is something I will consider in the future - thanks Mike for pointing out that Yealink phones have a OpenVPN client. This sounds interesting). But I get your point Andrew :-) I am not working for a VoIP provider and following some HowTos and tutorials on the Internet does not make me an Asterisk/FreePBX/VoIP expert. I assume, I can trust our internal staff. Cheers Michael