Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 23:39:04 -0500 (EST) From: Jay <jay@oneway.com> To: "Randy A. Katz" <randyk@ccsales.com> Cc: Anand Buddhdev <me@anand.org>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WAN cards in FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9811192333240.13368-100000@tidal.oneway.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981115185715.00c4e140@ccsales.com>
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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
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