From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jul 30 15:13:44 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA12454 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 30 Jul 1996 15:13:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from etinc.com (etinc.com [204.141.244.98]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA12446 for ; Tue, 30 Jul 1996 15:13:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dialup-usr11.etinc.com (dialup-usr11.etinc.com [204.141.95.132]) by etinc.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id SAA00430; Tue, 30 Jul 1996 18:16:07 -0400 Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 18:16:07 -0400 Message-Id: <199607302216.SAA00430@etinc.com> X-Sender: dennis@etinc.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 2.0.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Terry Lambert From: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis) Subject: Re: X.25 revisited Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> >> 2) Is there a terminal server type application available for that interface >> >> so X.25 users dialing into a network could access the FreeBSD system, >> >> or does this need to be built? >> > >> >I believe you are looking for an X.29 PAD. >> >> Well, not really....a PAD more describes the caller end rather than the >> server end. I'm looking more to service PAD callers from some sort of >> emulator. Our (old) SCO driver simulated async ttys and used the >> standard gettys...there are several ways to do it. >> >> Just what IS in the ISODE stuff that anyone might want? > >Circuit switching via X.29, for one thing. X.29 is just a tiny command protocol for controlling a PAD...its not very usefuly by itself....... where would one find this stuff.....to look at (not to install). Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX