This morning I phoned my mom. She had just returned from holidays. But the main reason this event is worth a post is that it was my first call with mama, using my own IP phone / Home build Astlinux (http://www.astlinux.org) Voip call with mom.

I did try calling my mom before from my Voip system but somehow we did not speak. I was not sure if she did not answer the phone, or that she did answer, but we could not hear each other. So mum, this explains some of the mistery calls last few months.

Last few weeks I had time again to invest in my Astlinux project. I build Astlinux from source,  installed it on a new (low power) box and reviewed all the settings.  I changed the RTP ports in the asterisk configuration to match the Nat / Firewall settings in my modem. Probably it helps that Asterisk tries to set up voice (RTP) channels on a port that can come through the firewall.

My mom was okay by the way. Her house was cold while the heating system broke down during her holidays. Se came from 30 degrees, and arrived in a 5 degrees home. Home sweet home :)

She asked me how to get her pictures from her USB flash disk on her computer .... I am anxious to see her holiday pics. 

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