Some (Basic) PSTN Feasibility Questions

[Evilguru]

Hi all.

I would like to know if the following is possible or if it is just a pipe dream:

I would like to connect my home phone line up to my main server so that I may:

• Make phone calls from computers on my local network (using some sort of software)
  
• When I am not home, have calls forward over the internet to my laptop (assuming I cam connected to the net on my laptop
  

If such a thing is possible what kind of hardware would I be looking at for my server. I assume it would be some kind of PCI card to which I can plug my phone into. Then there is the software required.

Can anyone advise me?

Regards, Freddie.

[comprookie2000]

How about Asterisk
http://www.asterisk.org/
The Book;
http://www.digium.com/elqNow/elqRedir.htm?ref=http://downloads.oreilly.com/books/9780596510480.pdf
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[Evilguru]

Thanks! That seems perfect.

I will read up on it over the next few days and see where that take me.

Regards, Freddie.