From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Nov 20 13:53:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA24233 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:53:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp.enteract.com (thor.enteract.com [207.229.143.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA24225 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:53:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jrs@enteract.com) Received: (qmail 10109 invoked from network); 20 Nov 1998 21:52:36 -0000 Received: from adam.enteract.com (jrs@206.54.252.1) by thor.enteract.com with SMTP; 20 Nov 1998 21:52:36 -0000 Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:52:36 -0600 (CST) From: John Sconiers To: Deepwell Internet cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WAN cards in FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981120130044.00a887b0@mail1.dcomm.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org usr or motasola or well with the isdn4bsd port. JOHN > What about ISDN cards or DSL cards? Anyone have any suggestions? I'm > looking for an ISDN card I can place in a FreeBSD box at a remote location, > with the possibility of later moving to DSL or one of these Sangoma cards. > > >At 11:39 PM 11/19/98 -0500, Jay wrote: > >> > >>We use the Sangoma cards alot (we were part of the reason they support > >>FreeBSD) It is a great product, and the Integrated CSU/DSU is awesome. > >>The sangoma S508-FT1 is able to handle fractional to Full T1/E1's and > >>configuration is easy. They support Frame Relay, PPP and HDLC, so you can > >>pretty much be sure you'll be able to make it work with whatever system > >>you are using on the other end of the line. You can put 8 of them in a > >>single machine (assuming you have enough slots, that is)... > >> > >>My experience with the cards, as well as the company on support issues has > >>been very positive. > >> > >>my 2 cents, > >> > >>Jay > >> > >> > >>> I use the Etinc adapters and find them a breeze and very robust performance > >>> wise. The bandwidth liming comes in handy when you finally get around to > >>> using it also... > >>> > >>> > >>> At 11:13 AM 11/11/98 +0300, Anand Buddhdev wrote: > >>> >We're a small ISP in Kenya. Currently we only offer dial-in services with > >>> >Livingston PM's. Now, we want to start offering digital leased lines to > >>> >customers, as there's a need for them. We have been considering 2 > >>> >possibilities: > >>> > > >>> >1. Use dedicated hardware that will allow us to connect multiple 64K > >>> >digital lines into one box. Perhaps some cisco product. > >>> > > >>> >2. Use a PC with WAN cards in it, like those from Sangoma or ETINC. This > >>> >would be a cheaper option, since we can use 486's and the cards are > not too > >>> >expensive (with Sangoma we would save on DTU costs as well). > >>> > > >>> >Is there anyone on the list who is using these cards, and if so, what is > >>> >their experience. do they perform well? and ease of use? On the other > hand, > >>> >if there is anyone using dedicated hardware (eg. cisco), what is your > >>> >experience?. > >>> > > >>> >Pointers to any relevant websites/documentation would be appreciated. > >>> > > >>> >PS. All the customers would be using 64K for now, since we don't yet have > >>> >T1/E1 lines in Kenya. Perhaps in the coming months, we may get those too, > >>> >if the phone compnay starts to offer higher speeds. > >>> > > >>> >Thanks, > >>> > > >>> >-- > >>> >Anand > >>> > > >>> >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>> >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>> with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > >>> > >> > >> > >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message