Re: [Hampshire] Softphone

Hi Vic,

Thanks for the reply. The CISCO model is 7940, and I was wrong they are
using SCCP, if this helps?

Keir



Vic wrote:
> Disclosure: I am now a vendor of phone systems...
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>> We are using CISCO IP phones in the office here, and I was wondering if
>> there was any good linux softphones anyone knew of that I could use
>> straight on my laptop?
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> There are a bazillion good softphones available - but we need to check
> your needs first to see if there are any that will work for you...
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>> I believe the protocol they are using is MGCP.
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> Are you *sure* about this?
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> MGCP is a Gateway Control Protocol (as the acronym tells you). It can
> encapsulate SDP and RTP, but it's more aimed at the link between a VoIP
> network and PSTN. That's not to say that you haven't got MGCP to the
> phones - but a cursory search didn't turn up any phones that do that...
>
> If, on the other hand, you have SIP phones (which Cisco have been selling
> for donkeys' years), your life will be very much simpler.
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>> Im not massively hot on IP telephony as you might be able to tell, but
>> any help would be very much appreciated.
>>
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> Can you find out which model of phone you use (any example off any desk
> will do), and if possible, what your VoIP installation is?
>
> Vic.
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