From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jul 16 11:23:44 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mail-out1.apple.com (mail-out1.apple.com [17.254.0.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9525637B406; Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:23:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rbraun@apple.com) Received: from apple.com (A17-129-100-225.apple.com [17.129.100.225]) by mail-out1.apple.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA11845; Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:23:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scv3.apple.com (scv3.apple.com) by apple.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.2.1) with ESMTP id ; Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:23:26 -0700 Received: from ibook (il0204a-dhcp65.apple.com [17.202.45.193]) by scv3.apple.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA01529; Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:23:26 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:21:55 -0700 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.402) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v402) Cc: Aaron Namba , matt , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-net@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-ISP Message-Id: <7059E29D-7A17-11D5-B921-003065AD81C0@ibook.apple.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <3B532F3A.95B68A8E@carolina.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii Subject: Re: router question From: Rob Braun To: khayman Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Several companies, one of which is LanMedia Corporation (LMC), sell PCI cards that handle T1s and include an integrated CSU/DSU. So, yes, you can terminate a T1 on your PC. Find one of these cards and you're all set. I believe FreeBSD already has a driver for the LMC cards. Rob On Monday, July 16, 2001, at 11:15 AM, khayman wrote: > also, just because it terminates in RJ45 (and are you sure it's rj45, or > does the male connector just look like it) does not mean that it is > ethernet. Our cisco 7200 series routers have cards in them with what > looks like rj45 ports (female). They are actually rj48 (different > pin-outs i think) and are integrated csu/dsu's that'll take that > connector off a channelized t1. Its actually a serial interface. > > I would say in all likelihood, the answer to your question is "no". You > need something that'll take the serial signal off the t1 and convert it > to ethernet at layer2. Unless of course you have a csu/dsu in your fBSD > box. > > hope this helps. > > Aaron Namba wrote: >> >> Depends of course on whether you need routing... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of matt >> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:37 AM >> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; freebsd-net@freebsd.org >> Cc: FreeBSD-ISP >> Subject: router question >> >> Does anyone know if there's a inbound T1 line with RJ45 >> connector will work with my FreeBSD box without >> connecting to a CISCO router first? In another word, >> hook FreeBSD box directly to the T1's RJ45. >> >> Or i have to buy a CISCO router to have the T1 RJ45 >> connect to it, then from router to a switch, and then to >> FreeBSD? >> >> ====================================== >> WWW.XGFORCE.COM >> The Next Generation Load Balance and >> Fail Safe Server Clustering Software >> for the Internet. >> ====================================== >> >> 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-hackers" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message