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Get it up and running

The first thing to do is to install VirtualBox on your system. Then, download the virtual image of the BlackBox and import it (menu "File -> Import Appliance"). Ensure the network is configured properly, you will need to be able to contact the virtual machine from the host.

Once the machine is imported, start it to get it running

The password for root is "blackbox". There is also a normal user named "box" which has the password "box".

Play with it

The BlackBox is by default configured with a SIP interface and a little menu. In order to test it you first need to have a SIP phone installed on your computer. Two popular choices are LinPhone and Ekiga. Install one of these and configure it properly. Once this is done you will be able to call SIP numbers such as sip:500@ekiga.net or sip:zakim@voip.w3.org.

Once your SIP phone is correctly configured, log on into the BlackBox and display your IP address using the command ip addr: In this screenshot the IP is 10.98.52.3. Use your SIP phone to call to sip:testing@10.98.52.3 and you will be hearing the sound of the country side around '-Hertogenbosch :-) While you are enjoying it, you can press 1 to switch to hearing a beep and 2 to terminate the call. You can also just wait until the end of the sound file.

Hack it