Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:57:10 -0600 From: "Guy Gustavson" <bigfoot@stomped.com> To: "George W. Dinolt" <gdinolt@pacbell.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <freebsd-atm@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: SpeedStreem 3060 ADSL Message-ID: <NDBBKHLICLPAGEMIHIDKOEEICBAA.bigfoot@stomped.com> In-Reply-To: <386D2AE9.3A2950F7@pacbell.net>
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DSL is an ATM based technology. It's inherient in the concept. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of George W. > Dinolt > Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 4:15 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-atm@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: SpeedStreem 3060 ADSL > > > I recently (today) had PacBell install a DSL line to my house. They > provided me with a SpeedStreem 3060 internel PCI "modem" card from > Efficient Networks, Inc. instead of an external interface with an > ethernet connection (as was promised.) > > After some digging around, I determined that the card is running ppp on > top of ATM. Why it is done this way is beyond me. Maybe it has to do > with the fact that ATM is session oriented and this is a "cheap" way of > building a session. Has anyone had any experience getting such a card to > work on FreeBSD? If not, are there people who have started work on > building a device driver for such a card? I am not sure if I will be > able to convince PacBell to give me the other interface. > > Thanks for any pointers or info > George Dinolt > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-atm" in the body of the message
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