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Date:      Thu, 11 Sep 1997 14:10:03 -0500 (EST)
From:      Steven Ames <steve@news.cioe.com>
To:        damian@cablenet.net, jas@flyingfox.com
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: sync card?
Message-ID:  <199709111910.OAA07467@news.cioe.com>

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> > [The SDL WANic is] not so great, I could only get it to work in PPP
> > mode not HDLC.  It will be great when FreeBSD is a supported platform.
>
> Mmmm, yes, we've only used it in PPP mode; sorry to hear that.  There's
> also a frame relay driver from SDL (no source), which we'll be evaluating,
> but haven't gotten to yet.

I talked with an SDL rep this morning. She said that Frame wasn't supported
under UNIX... oddly under NT, only frame is supported. She also said HDLC
will never be supported under NT.

> On the other hand, I've been very happy with it in PPP mode.  Reliable
> and fast, and handles a full T-1 without breaking a sweat.

That's good to hear. I'm not really hung up on HDLC anyway.

						-Steve



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