From owner-freebsd-isdn Fri May 15 04:30:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA05769 for freebsd-isdn-outgoing; Fri, 15 May 1998 04:30:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isdn@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA05745 for ; Fri, 15 May 1998 04:30:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [195.204.143.218]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA04403; Fri, 15 May 1998 11:29:59 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.8/8.8.6) id NAA24293; Fri, 15 May 1998 13:29:59 +0200 (MET DST) Message-ID: <19980515132959.10264@follo.net> Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 13:29:59 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund To: Martin Nilsson , freebsd-isdn@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question: How to connect TA References: <355C2021.39C02B12@filex.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i In-Reply-To: <355C2021.39C02B12@filex.se>; from Martin Nilsson on Fri, May 15, 1998 at 12:59:45PM +0200 Sender: owner-freebsd-isdn@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, May 15, 1998 at 12:59:45PM +0200, Martin Nilsson wrote: > I'm thinking about getting an ISDN connection at home. > I'm considering buying a Zyxel Omni TA 128 terminal adapter, > but after having read the specificatitons I've got a bit confused: > It says that it does PPP with CHAP/PAP etc. and connects to the > serial port at up to 460kbit/s. It is also possible to talk to it > via AT commands just like an ordinary modem. > > How do I connect this beast to my FreeBSD machine? (2.2 stable) You connect it to a suitable serial port. > I thought that I could just replace my old modem and change the > connect parameters and then use userland-ppp as usual. > But if the TA already speaks ppp to the other end who will iijppp > talk to? The TA. The TA meddle around in the PPP stream before transmitting data onward. > Can somebody please clarify the above. > Also is there support in FreeBSD for async serial cards with speed > above 115k. Yes. I have used both the Zyxel ones and some no-brand ones only identified as 'PNP100'. The latter use PnP and for me (with a PnP BIOS) has 'just worked'. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isdn" in the body of the message