Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 10:44:25 -0700 (PDT) From: David Babler <dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com> To: zoonie <zoonie@myhouse.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ISDN Terminal Adaptor recommendation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980529104013.27171s-100000@Rigel.orionsys.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.980529132040.11039B-100000@nak.myhouse.com>
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On Fri, 29 May 1998, zoonie wrote: > i agree with ulf, use a router. with the TA you'll have to write a script > to check and reconnect if the call is dropped. with the router you just > set it to stay pegged all the time and if the call is dropped the router > will dial back immediatly vs the script method that runs every few minutes > to check and re-establish the call. im not familar with the netgear > router but i have done this type of setup with pipelines and netopias and > it works well, the TA method was a pain... Hmmm, honestly hadn't thought of *originating* the connection to the customer or making my end reconnect if/when the connection got dropped. Not sure how whatever he has on his end would respond, though - is this the normal way of handling dedicated connections? This isn't a point-to-point leased line, it's just an unpublished number. -Dave > On Thu, 28 May 1998, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > > > On Thu, May 28, 1998 at 05:27:26PM -0700, David Babler wrote: > > > > > > I have a customer who is asking me for a full-time ISDN connection. I > > > currently run just POTS lines with analog modems for dialups, so I would > > > need to get an ISDN TA to accomodate him - anybody have any > > > recommendations for brands/models for just a single BRI? It would be for > > > direct serial connection (AFAIK) to the FreeBSD system and user PPP, > > > probably only a single 64k channel. > > > > I would not use a TA for that. Use a standalone router, like Netgear RT328. > > Cost $320, almost same price as a TA, but has Ethernet build in. > > > > > > > > TIA! > > > > > > -Dave > > > > > -- > > Ulf. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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