Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 09:42:54 -0800 From: Deepwell Internet <freebsd@deepwell.com> To: brad@bleier.com Cc: Anand Buddhdev <me@anand.org>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WAN cards in FreeBSD Message-ID: <4.1.19981120094243.009af9b0@mail1.dcomm.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9811192333240.13368-100000@tidal.oneway.com> References: <3.0.5.32.19981115185715.00c4e140@ccsales.com>
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At 11:39 PM 11/19/98 -0500, Jay wrote: > >We use the Sangoma cards alot (we were part of the reason they support >FreeBSD) It is a great product, and the Integrated CSU/DSU is awesome. >The sangoma S508-FT1 is able to handle fractional to Full T1/E1's and >configuration is easy. They support Frame Relay, PPP and HDLC, so you can >pretty much be sure you'll be able to make it work with whatever system >you are using on the other end of the line. You can put 8 of them in a >single machine (assuming you have enough slots, that is)... > >My experience with the cards, as well as the company on support issues has >been very positive. > >my 2 cents, > >Jay > > >> I use the Etinc adapters and find them a breeze and very robust performance >> wise. The bandwidth liming comes in handy when you finally get around to >> using it also... >> >> >> At 11:13 AM 11/11/98 +0300, Anand Buddhdev wrote: >> >We're a small ISP in Kenya. Currently we only offer dial-in services with >> >Livingston PM's. Now, we want to start offering digital leased lines to >> >customers, as there's a need for them. We have been considering 2 >> >possibilities: >> > >> >1. Use dedicated hardware that will allow us to connect multiple 64K >> >digital lines into one box. Perhaps some cisco product. >> > >> >2. Use a PC with WAN cards in it, like those from Sangoma or ETINC. This >> >would be a cheaper option, since we can use 486's and the cards are not too >> >expensive (with Sangoma we would save on DTU costs as well). >> > >> >Is there anyone on the list who is using these cards, and if so, what is >> >their experience. do they perform well? and ease of use? On the other hand, >> >if there is anyone using dedicated hardware (eg. cisco), what is your >> >experience?. >> > >> >Pointers to any relevant websites/documentation would be appreciated. >> > >> >PS. All the customers would be using 64K for now, since we don't yet have >> >T1/E1 lines in Kenya. Perhaps in the coming months, we may get those too, >> >if the phone compnay starts to offer higher speeds. >> > >> >Thanks, >> > >> >-- >> >Anand >> > >> >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message >> > >> > >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message >> > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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