From owner-freebsd-net Tue Feb 27 6:20:33 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from online.tmx.com.au (online.tmx.com.au [192.150.129.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71D2437B71F; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 06:20:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mtaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from melexc01.bytecraft.com.au ([203.9.250.249]) by online.tmx.com.au (8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA18334; Wed, 28 Feb 2001 01:19:51 +1100 (EST) Received: by MELEXC01 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <183XYPVT>; Wed, 28 Feb 2001 01:03:21 +1100 Message-ID: <710709BB8B02D311942E00606744181054426D@MELEXC01> From: Murray Taylor To: "'Julian Elischer'" , Murray Taylor Cc: "'freebsd-net@freebsd.org'" , "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: Frame Relay in Australia with Telstra Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 01:03:00 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Thanks for the reply Julian ... and I have a few more questions now.. Telstra are asking ME to tell THEM what protocol and interface we will be using, chosen from the following: Protocols 1) ITU-T (CCITT) Q933 Annex A 2) ANSI T1.617 Annex D ---- Telstra default 3) LMI (FRF Doc#001-208966) Connection method a) X.21bis/V35 b) X.21 c) G.704 Based on the sr(4) page I would tell them X.21 as the connection method, but what do I tell them about the protocol?? BTW, I am using the code from the 4.2 CDROM, do I need to catch up anything w.r.t. the bug comment? I'm chasing up the WANic 405 card using the sr driver. (reading on) very complying is good, I too like elements that match to standards... If you wish to chat, call us at the office as in the sig mjt > -----Original Message----- > From: Julian Elischer [SMTP:julian@elischer.org] > Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2001 23:11 > To: Murray Taylor > Cc: 'freebsd-net@freebsd.org'; 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' > Subject: Re: Frame Relay in Australia with Telstra > > Murray Taylor wrote: > > > > I am establishing FreeBSD 4.2 Release (from the CD Roms) on a Compaq > A550 > > and > > I need to setup a connection to a Telstra frame relay interface (which > has > > yet to be installed) > > > > (A) Has anyone in .AU done this? > > ummm not in AU > but it is a standard right? (I've had it working in europe and USA. > > > > > (B) What interface card did you use? and which driver ( sr, ar, cx, ?? ) > > proprietary, but several should work. > > a bug in the 'sr' driver was just fixed that may fix problems I was seeing > with > this > last year in Australia. > > > > > (C) Which distributor did you get the card from? > > > > > (D) what software i/face are you using, do you recommend (sppp / > netgraph / > > ?? ) > > (I have read the frame_relay item in the netgraph examples, but > > otherwise have no > > direct experience with netgraph) > > > As I wrote netgraph, I recommend it.. > I had the frame-relay module passed through the protocol verification labs > at > MCI and we ended up being very 'complying' :-) > > > > > > I have recompiled the kernel to add IPFW, NETGRAPH and drop some uneeded > net > > devices and am > > quite OK do do so as needed again. (FreeBSD on my home machine since > 2.2.2) > > well you'll need the sr or ar driver either way > unless you can get some of the other cards that phk > has been playing with. LMC? > > I BELIEVE than sangoma have a card and driver for freebsd/frame too, and I > am pretty sure that Emerging technology can do it too. > > > > > Note the hostname in the dmesg is a dummy used for internal testing > prior to > > domain registration > > > > Murray Taylor > > Project Engineer > > > > Bytecraft P/L +61 3 9587 2555 > > +61 3 9580 7690 fax > > bummer, eastern states.. otherwise I could help.. > > > mtaylor@bytecraft.com.au > > > > > > -- > __--_|\ Julian Elischer > / \ julian@elischer.org > ( OZ ) World tour 2000-2001 > ---> X_.---._/ > v To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message