At 10:20 AM 10/4/2017, you wrote: >On Wed, 4 Oct 2017, Jose Maria Terry Jimenez wrote: > >>El 4/10/17 a las 17:45, david escribi?: >> >>>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! > >I know this is not the answer you are looking for but the standalone ATA's >are not very expensive and there is http://nerdvittles.com/ to help you get >going. This guy gives you various Centos, Debian, raspberry pi based iso's and >other cookbooks to easily build your own PBX. The good news is most of it >"just works" as long as you understand the terminology. > >I have had good luck with the Obihai 202 ATA. Never could get good >call quality from the grandstream stuff but maybe that is just me. > >HTH, > >-- >Tom me at tdiehl.org Interesting reference, but I see nothing that talks about using my POTS (plain old telephone service) from the local phone company as where my phone activity is. I do NOT use VOIP, SIP, nor a bunch of other acronyms. David