Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 12:36:06 -0400 From: Jerry Hicks <jhicks@rachel.glenatl.glenayre.com> To: Marc Giannoni <marc@versa.eng.comsat.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CCITT -OR- X.25 networking Message-ID: <3559CBF6.5B64443D@rachel.glenatl.glenayre.com> References: <XFMail.000119224008.marc@versa.eng.comsat.com>
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Hi Marc, Those 'bits' have been neglected for a long time and are no longer built with the FreeBSD system. Although X.25 is still heavily used in some circles (cellular switching applications - IS41 networks, etc), there hasn't been enough general use to keep interest alive. I believe that it would be good for FreeBSD to have some form of X.25 networking available to get some exposure within those markets. If you are interested in a commercial solution, you might try: http://www.gcom.com Theirs is a STREAMS based stack. This is heresy for a *BSD :) Cheers, Jerry Hicks jhicks@glenatl.glenayre.com Marc Giannoni wrote: > > Hi: > > Anybody use the "CCITT" X.25 networking facilities? (It's in "i386/conf/LINT") > How about the "LLC" and the "HDLC" link layer? > > We have some X.25 based services and I'm wondering if FreeBSD is a better > platform for this. There seem to be a variety of Sync/Async cards to support > X.29 and X.21 so hardware does not seem to be a problem. I'm just curious > about the amount of 'exercise' that the X.25 networking layer has received. > > Thanks > > Marc Giannoni > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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