Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 06:35:32 -0700 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freefall.FreeBSD.org>, jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com (Joe Greco), terryl@CS.Stanford.EDU, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISDN Anyone? Message-ID: <23334.809271332@critter.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 24 Aug 1995 05:36:41 PDT." <17595.809267801@time.cdrom.com>
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> > Anybody considering ISDN: Check out the new Zyxel 2864I, that is > > a killer-device for ISDN. Talks to analog modems too! > > Yeah, this would be *especially* hot if FreeBSD could talk parallel to > it in the same manner as lp0 but without the overhead of the current > lp0 driver. I've seen it really drag a machine down, and that wouldn't > be quite as tolerable with a dedicated ISDN parallel connection as your > main feed. There is actually a lot more promise in a 16550 or 16650 at 460800 bps. You only get 1/16th or 1/32th the number of interrupts. The parallel port thingie is mostly a gimmick, until they reveal a very smart protocol for it... -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Just that: dried leaves in boiling water ?
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