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Introduction

Day by day, moment by moment, more and more products become available to systems administrators. These products range from the smallest app, to the biggest enterprise level software package, and any well-configured network is undoubtedly host to dozens of these applications and programs. However this situation, while commonplace to the seasoned systems administrator can spell confusion for the average lay user. "A separate password for my e-mail and my user account? Why can't they both be the same!" they scream from the rooftops.

Introduction

The origin of collaboration came about during the period of the origin of trade, some hundred and fifty thousand years ago.

Ancient people realized that if they pooled their resources, and worked together, their profits would eventuality be higher, allowing for larger deals to be cut, and for two or three small traders to be able to match one large one in profits, as well as goods offered.

Introduction

To most users, the internet simply works. They don't question the processes and protocols involved in setting up such a complicated and robust system, and that's fine; that's why it's designed the way it is.

But what happens when we start to delve into these..arcane and archaic processes? What will we find?

This project covers the correct configuration of DNS or domain name service within the Server 2003 environment.

Environment Requirements

• Correctly configured client, pointing to server 2003 box as dns server

Introduction

Mr.Watson, come here, I want to see you
In 1876, these became the first words ever to be spoken over what could be considered a telephone in history. With this one sentence, Alexander Bell started a revolution of modern communication. Gone was the telegraph, gone was the click click clicking of Morse code, and in it's place lie the telephone. It evolved, improved, became more and more advanced, until it reached what we now consider to be the PSTN, or Public Switched Telephone Network.

Here we sit in 2008, almost 2009, nearly one hundred and thirty-two years after the invention of this device. What has changed?

Unfortunately, not much. Sure, we have more numbers, a few new pretty features, and near-planetary coverage, but all of it runs off old, outdated technology such as the PSTN, it has become expensive, proprietary, and cumbersome. With the advent of the internet, surely some other system has come about to replace the aging PSTN.

It has, and it's name be Asterisk.

Asterisk is a software package, developed by Mark Spencer of Digum in 1999. It allows the creation of a server that, when correctly configured, can replace old outdated analog systems, and add features that would boggle the mind of even a reasonably well educated telecommunications professional. Within astrisk lies the ability to interface with PSTN, VoIP services, as well as fabricating Sip-based digital telephony from scratch.

This project will involve the compiling, configuration, deployment and utilization of a basic Asterisk server. We will use x-lite as a softphone on a client, based off of sip.

So get comforatable, get a coffee, and get ready to embark on the incredible edible world of IP-based telephony!

Introduction

Users use space. This unfortunate reality is unavoidable in the world of systems administration. However there exist tools to make this painful fact of life easy.