Thursday, 22 October 2015

Asterisk Wideband Music on Hold


The default music on hold included with Asterisk leaves somewhat to be desired, and getting high quality replacement music in the correct formats can be a challenge. I have not managed to figure out how to convert to G722, but you can easily convert to the native Asterisk SLN format with the following commands:

Monday, 5 October 2015

Multiple PPPoE Connections on Ubiquiti AirOS

Sometimes you need to push your available hardware and software a little bit beyond their original specifications. Because AirOS is built on Linux, you actually have a fair bit of flexibility in order to do whatever you like.

I had a need to be able to run multiple PPPoE accounts on the same antenna for two reasons. Firstly, when I need to separate VoIP traffic from Data traffic, and secondly when I have two users behind the same antenna. I then use VLANs to route the traffic independently.

Friday, 2 October 2015

Simple DNS redirect for Google Chromecast


Google Chromecast, as well as newer versions of Android, are forced to use Google's DNS servers. This means that if you are using a DNS redirection service to access Netflix for example, it will not work on the Chromecast or on your Android device.