From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Sep 20 10:56:19 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA18658 for chat-outgoing; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 10:56:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [194.198.43.36]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA18651 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 10:56:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id TAA17751; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:55:59 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:55:59 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199709201755.TAA17751@bitbox.follo.net> From: Eivind Eklund To: Wes Peters CC: peter@grendel.IAEhv.nl, chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: Wes Peters's message of Thu, 18 Sep 1997 21:33:13 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: ISDN Modems References: <199709181232.OAA09840@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> <19970918215602.50570@grendel.IAEhv.nl> <199709190333.VAA03754@obie.softweyr.ml.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk [Wes Peters] > > This also makes a FreeBSD box with an ISDN card an ideal 'Internet- > > box' for a small company. Put an ISDN card plus an Ethernet in it > > (and pray that they don't start mixing up the UTP and ISDN connec- > > tors :) ) and you can use it as a dial-up proxy server, mail/uucp > > host, news server for selected newsgroups, firewall, you name it. > > True. There aren't any solutions on the market that do all of these > right now, except the Whistle InterJet, but then again, it *IS* a > FreeBSD box. ;^) A damned nice one, too. Most companies that want a > dedicated/dial-up ISDN router with web, mail, news, etc. services would > do well to get themselves an InterJet. Just FYI - we're launching a similar product during the next week or so. Presently targeted to the Scandinavian market (partially as a test market), but that will change later. IMHO, better - approx the same price. Anybody that is interested in more info can contact me for more info (testing of a box emulator through the web is available). Eivind Eklund Yes Interactive