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From: John Capo <jc@irbs.com>
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Subject: Re: How to use Frame Relay line with FreeBSD
To: melvin@zytek.com (Stephen Melvin)
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 09:12:21 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <199508041112.EAA04327@syzygy.zytek.com> from "Stephen Melvin" at Aug 4, 95 04:12:10 am
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Stephen Melvin writes:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I'm setting up a system using FreeBSD and a 56K frame relay line to the rest
> of the world.  This is a small IPP where most of the traffic will be between
> the FreeBSD box and the Internet, but there will eventually be other local
> machines as terminals.  I'd like to minimize cost and retain the flexibility
> that we all know and love (I've been using FreeBSD in two different modem
> based installations for almost a year).  Here are what I consider the options
> given my admittedly limited understanding of the situation:
> 
> 
> Option A:
> 
>      -----------     serial port      -----------   10bT
> >---|  CSU/DSU  |--------------------|  FreeBSD  |--------->
>      -----------     frame relay      -----------    IP
>         $200
> 

Emerging Technologes has a sync serial card and drivers for FreeBSD
that will support Frame Relay.  I am considering building a 4 port
T1 router using them.  Mail to dennis@et.htp.com for more info.

The Compatible Systems MicroRouter 900i is an inexpensive router,
$1K list, that handles Frame Relay just fine. It will only go to
128Kb though. http://www.compatible.com for more info.

John Capo
IRBS Engineering