Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 23:17:16 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@sdf.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: several networking questions ... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971227230851.858A-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <19971228122202.11509@lemis.com>
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On Sun, 28 Dec 1997, Greg Lehey wrote: > > What most people call a "WinModem" (ex. USR WinModem) does not present > > a 16450/16550 UART interface to the system, and therefore can't be used. > > Do you have any details? That in itself shouldn't stop it from > working. Details? No UART == won't work. > >> You'll need mpd (multi-line ppp). The problem is, so will your ISP. > >> You'll need to find one who's also running FreeBSD, and who is > > > > Why is that? > > Sorry, I expressed myself incorrectly and insufficiently. It's my > understanding that most ISPs don't support multi-line ppp, and the > easiest way to get it to work would be to persuade an ISP using > FreeBSD to install mpd. Julian indicates other possibilities in > another message. Think twice about signing up with any ISPs that uses FreeBSD for the actual dialin access. Dialin is quite specialized. Using anything but dedicated and specialized network access servers is just not scalable. Also, FreeBSD doesn't have support for the high-density digital delivery methods like PRI and CT1, as it requires specialized hardware. > Greg Tom
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