From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Nov 14 04:21:03 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id EAA04718 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 04:21:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from avon-gw.uk1.vbc.net (jdd@avon-gw.uk1.vbc.net [194.207.2.20]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id EAA04707 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 04:20:58 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jdd@localhost) by avon-gw.uk1.vbc.net (8.7.3/8.7.3) id MAA15117; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 12:20:09 GMT Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 12:20:09 +0000 (GMT) From: Jim Dixon X-Sender: jdd@avon-gw.uk1.vbc.net To: Veggy Vinny cc: isp@freebsd.org, Chad Shackley Subject: Re: Decision in Router Purchase In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Veggy Vinny wrote: > > No. ans.net has two separate autonomous systems, one (AS690) using > > gated boxes and the other (just being implemented, I think), using > > Bay routers. > > Hmmm, okay. Is Bay Routers the same as WellFleet? That's what Yep. But the new Bay Networks routers have a very good reputation. [We also use and despise a couple of Wellfleets.] > > The daughterboard works its way loose. > > oh okay but does it damage the circuit board in anyway? No, but if it falls out it won't be good for your telecommunications. > > I think that support at ET has improved considerably. I could be wrong ;-) > > Oh that's good but is Dennis the only person at ET? ;-) Uh ... the only person that we have every spoken to at ET. > Oh I see, so the features are pretty much identical? Yes. > > > We're gonna have either a Full T1 or a Frame Relay T1. So the SDL card > > > doesn't support FR? > > > > There is no FreeBSD driver that handles frame relay. It's not a problem > > with the card. There _are_ BSD/OS and Linux drivers for SDL. > > Oh okay, so it's just a driver issue. I guess the ET might be a > better option for us now. Possibly, especially if you have only one WAN connection and that uses frame relay. -- Jim Dixon VBCnet GB Ltd http://www.vbc.net tel +44 117 929 1316 fax +44 117 927 2015