PBX (or something) for modem testing

On 12/3/19 9:35 PM, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: I would purchase a Partner system from AT&T / Lucent / Avaya. I think they are both analog and digital. The analog will work for modems. You will likely need a digital set with display to program things. I should clarify, /each/ line is both digital and analog. This is nicer than older Nortel Norstar systems that I've worked with which needed additional equipment equipment, Analog Terminal Adapter, as they were (by default) purely digital lines. Note: You might not be able to get anything faster than 33.6 without some more effort and / or more specialized phone equipment. There's always the VoIP route, but that's an even deeper, darker, steeper, and more slippery rabbit hole. Partner systems will likely be 8 analog lines that can be used in short order. My biggest concern with a Partner system would be the dial plan. As in, will the modems, or other communications applications be okay with a two digit phone number? Or do you need to make the phone system use longer phone numbers. (As I type this, I seem to remember Nortel systems having an option. I bet Partner systems do too.) I'd cross this particular bridge when you get there, if you get there. -- Grant. . . . unix || die