Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 02:53:04 -0500 (CDT) From: "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net> To: Calvin Meloon <calvin@marlin.corp.gulf.net> Cc: Kevin Lam <kevla@studentmail.dis.unimelb.edu.au>, Steve Kaczkowski <steve@inc.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD & DSL technology Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.981010025223.5966H-100000@dream.future.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.981009092047.16173A-100000@marlin.corp.gulf.net>
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maybe the "alarm circuit" should come from the same switch too? On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Calvin Meloon wrote: > On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Kevin Lam wrote: > > > At 18:14 10/8/98 -0500, you wrote: > > >Not really sure what the point of this is, a PairGain Megabit modem > > >setup (both sides) will run you around $1500. I haven't seen any PC card > > >type of solutions that are worth a damn, stand alone router,bridges (in > > >this case) are the way to go IMHO.... > > > > > >We've got a couple of the Megabit modems in use and once you get the > > >wiring correct (took me a little while to get it right :) ) it's ROCK > > >solid. Plug the buggers in on both sides, find a port on your hub and > > >you're golden, some of the easiest stuff I've ever used... > > > > Does the PairGain unit use standard phone wiring or does it require special > > wiring on the part of the telco? > > > For ADSL, the telco installs dry copper alarm circuits. No load coils can > be used as their signal interfers with ADSL. On the PairGain, you can use > regular cat-5 cabling. > > _____ __ _ > / ___/__ _/ / __(_)__ Gulf Coast Internet Calvin M. Meloon > / /__/ _ `/ / |/ / / _ \ Pensacola, FL Unix Administrator > \___/\_,_/_/|___/_/_//_/ (850)438-5700 writer of code > ~~~~ calvin@gulf.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proponent of FreeBSD > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > .............. .................................... Thomas T. Thai Infomedia Interactive Communications tom@iic.net TEL 612.376.9090 * FAX 612.376.9087 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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