El 4/10/17 a las 17:45, david escribió: > Folks > > A have a PCIe modem (Conexant ChipSet, PCI id = 14f1:2f83. It > interfaces to my land-line (POTS) telephone line in the United > States. On Windows, I had a good answering machine package (Ventafax) > that reported CallerID, recorded messages, sent/received fax, and had > a scripting language that let me say "To leave a message for Alice, > press 1; to leave a message for Bob, press 2", etc. > > I'm trying to move this function to a Centos-based system without > going to the expense or complexity of Asterisk (expense because of > specialized telephony cards). > > My research found a driver (at www.linuxant.com), but it required that > I recompile the driver. I got absolutely lost trying to follow the > directions which seemed to be steering me towards a custom Kernel. > > So, my question to the group wisdom is: > > - Is there any hope in trying to find a suitable driver for this > device without building a custom kernel? And if a custom "module" is > needed, I might need help compiling it. > > - Is there a inexpensive modem that Centos 7 supports with the needed > functions? and maybe some software applications that might help? > > Thanks in advance. > > David Hello You can install an Asterisk with a "mini-gateway" like http://www.grandstream.com/products/gateways-and-atas/analog-telephone-adaptors/product/handytone-503 And is not so complex write a dialplan for the functions you say. There is many tutorial over the HT503 and Asterisk in the wild! Hope helps you