[zz000mm]

I've been asleep for a few months and have missed this Tribox thing!

I'm using FreePBX. Is it worth switching to Tribox?

What is the difference between FreePBX and Tribox??


Thanks

Brian.

[mberlant]

FreePBX is an add-on front end configuration tool for Asterisk that is "standard equipment" in the TrixBox compilation.

[zz000mm]

mberlant, thanks

Is there any benefit of upgrading?

Is it easy to upgrade without loosing all my config files set up in FeePBX??

Brian

[mberlant]

I am the wrong one to ask about upgrading. My philosophy is, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I tend to stay with a stable release and only upgrade when there is a feature I desire in the new release (and it has been proven stable). As such, I last upgraded from Asterisk 1.0.7 to 1.2.5 because 1.2.0 introduced a feature I was looking forward to. I have resisted going beyond that because 1.2.6 removes some legacy commands from the syntax and I have not yet converted all of my scripts to the new syntax. I will be doing so shortly, though, because there is a feature I need that is only available in 1.2.9 now.

I have not installed TrixBox on my PC for several reasons. First, my production Asterisk runs on very old equipment, and I have only been able to do clean installations by using Asterisk@Home. Second, TrixBox, as a compilation, does not yet have a reputation for stability. Third I'm not inclined to install the first release of anything, even if it purports to be an evolutionary improvement over something I am comfortable with.

As for preserving my configuration, I used a feature of Asterisk@Home for the first time. Asterisk@Home performs a nightly backup, storing all of the configuration files it knows about in a .tar.gz file. I copied this file to a PC for safekeeping and copied it back to the Asterisk server after the new reinstallation was complete. I then used Asterisk@Home's restore utility to get these files back into the system. I had to reconstruct my Dynamic DNS, /etc/hosts, crontab and webmin after that, but it the backup shortened the ordeal by more than an hour.

[zz000mm]

I think I shall take your good advice and will stick with the FreeBPX for the moment.

I'm new to Linux. If I run the backup, how do I copy the .tar.gz file to a pc on the network?

Thanks

Brian

[mberlant]

I use CoreFTP, an SSH capable SFTP client, to move files in and out of my Linux boxes. It's free.