On 05/05/2012 01:39 AM, Alex Crow wrote:
> On 04/05/12 17:17, Steve Underwood wrote:
>> On 05/03/2012 08:23 PM, Anita Hall wrote:
>>> Hi Alex
>>>
>>> Thanks for the tip :)
>>>
>>> No, I am running FreeSWITCH on an Ubuntu 64-bit Quad core machine.
>>> There is no VM.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to use Hylafax instead of or in combination to
>>> FreeSWITCH if I am using Sangoma E1 Cards ?
>>>
>>> What all things should I check to ensure that the timing on my system
>>> is good? Like, may be, my motherboard is bad or my kernel could be
>>> tuned better ?
>> Are you really interested in fixing your problems? It seems you have
>> greater interest in tinkering with every possible solution. Many many
>> people handle hundreds of thousands of FAXes per day with low failures
>> rates using:
>> asterisk + iaxmodem/spandsp + hylafax, or
>> asterisk + spandsp, or
>> freeswitch + spandsp
>> and some people are probably now carrying significant traffic with
>> freeswitch + spandsp + hylafax, which is a recent addition to the
>> options. They all work well when set up properly.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
> Steve,
>
> Forgive me, but to be honest I think that opening sentence is a bit
> harsh. Timing is important for fax, and I think the OP just wants to
> eliminate all the possible causes, which is commendable. I have had
> problems in the past with bad timing in the kernel on Ubuntu (although
> it may not apply here, I was on BRI) and it was a really difficult time
> with lots of complaints from users until I pinned it down.
>
> I think we just need to point out the great capabilities of the Free/OSS
> software that is available. I have been stunned with the quality and
> stability of both FreeSwitch and HylaFAX, and having used the latter for
> more than a decade in a commercial environment cannot fault it. It also
> has great Windows clients such as WHFC, great reporting of fax outcomes
> built-in, and just seems to do its job without ever needing attention
> (We had one box with 5+ years of uptime). Moving to to a new
> softswitch/PBX can be very daunting for a new user, especially one that
> comes from the Asterisk environment (lots of baggage) or one not
> accustomed to telephony in general.
>