Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 18:00:57 -0600 (CST) From: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com> To: Deepwell Internet <freebsd@deepwell.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WAN cards in FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981120175924.7983B-100000@adam.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981120155132.26089B-100000@adam.enteract.com>
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excuse me for the mistake...... :) usa a USR or Motarola isdn card. They work with the isdn4bsd port that is available for download. JOHN PS: again excuse the typing below... > usr or motasola or well with the isdn4bsd port. > > JOHN > > > > What about ISDN cards or DSL cards? Anyone have any suggestions? I'm > > looking for an ISDN card I can place in a FreeBSD box at a remote location, > > with the possibility of later moving to DSL or one of these Sangoma cards. > > > > >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 > > > > > > 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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