Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:05:27 -0800 From: Deepwell Internet <freebsd@deepwell.com> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WAN cards in FreeBSD Message-ID: <4.1.19981120130044.00a887b0@mail1.dcomm.net> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981120094243.009af9b0@mail1.dcomm.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9811192333240.13368-100000@tidal.oneway.com> <3.0.5.32.19981115185715.00c4e140@ccsales.com>
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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
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