From owner-freebsd-isp Fri May 29 10:26:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA20292 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Fri, 29 May 1998 10:26:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from nak.myhouse.com (nak.myhouse.com [209.70.45.162]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA20282 for ; Fri, 29 May 1998 10:26:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from zoonie@myhouse.com) Received: from localhost (zoonie@localhost) by nak.myhouse.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA11052; Fri, 29 May 1998 13:24:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from zoonie@myhouse.com) X-Authentication-Warning: nak.myhouse.com: zoonie owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 13:24:56 -0400 (EDT) From: zoonie To: David Babler , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ISDN Terminal Adaptor recommendation In-Reply-To: <19980528184750.A23358@Alameda.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 i agree with ulf, use a router. with the TA you'll have to write a script to check and reconnect if the call is dropped. with the router you just set it to stay pegged all the time and if the call is dropped the router will dial back immediatly vs the script method that runs every few minutes to check and re-establish the call. im not familar with the netgear router but i have done this type of setup with pipelines and netopias and it works well, the TA method was a pain... On Thu, 28 May 1998, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > On Thu, May 28, 1998 at 05:27:26PM -0700, David Babler wrote: > > > > I have a customer who is asking me for a full-time ISDN connection. I > > currently run just POTS lines with analog modems for dialups, so I would > > need to get an ISDN TA to accomodate him - anybody have any > > recommendations for brands/models for just a single BRI? It would be for > > direct serial connection (AFAIK) to the FreeBSD system and user PPP, > > probably only a single 64k channel. > > I would not use a TA for that. Use a standalone router, like Netgear RT328. > Cost $320, almost same price as a TA, but has Ethernet build in. > > > > > TIA! > > > > -Dave > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > -- > Ulf. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 > Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073 > > 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