Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 21:31:18 -0700 (MST) From: Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net> To: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net> Cc: Tony Li <tli@juniper.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CSU/DSU Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980227212431.11742C-100000@darkstar.home> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980227173721.20057A-100000@luke.cpl.net>
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On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Shawn Ramsey wrote: > > > Are there any CSU/DSU modules that plug into an ISA or PCI slot? My basic > > > interest is getting a T-1 (DS-1, actually) connection using FreeBSD as the > > > router. > > > > > > The CSU/DSU units I have seen communicate with a router via a synchronous > > > serial connection. Are there any economical interface cards designed to > > > receive a 1.5 megabit/sec synchronous connection? Are standard UARTs > > > capable of this? > > > > I recommend SDL's T1 card: www.sdlcomm.com > > We use Emerging Technologie's 4 port PCI card. It works great. I believe > it is also cheaper, but they expect you know what you are doing. Technical > support is pretty mimimal, and once you have one card working.. thats it. > > www.etinc.com > Thanks for both suggestions. Where would I look in the FreeBSD source tree to find the drivers for these cards? As far an integrated CSU/DSU, I am willing to gamble a little here -- assuming I can probably borrow something like a Kentrox to initially test the line and understand the various encoding options (all the B8ZS and related stuff is a little scary to newcomers). Charles Mott To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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