From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Mar 24 10:05:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA22735 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:05:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from obie.softweyr.ml.org ([199.104.124.49]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA22704 for ; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:04:57 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wes@localhost) by obie.softweyr.ml.org (8.7.5/8.6.12) id VAA00656; Sun, 23 Mar 1997 21:47:22 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 21:47:22 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199703240447.VAA00656@obie.softweyr.ml.org> From: Wes Peters To: Alec Kloss CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD and digital telephone circuit In-Reply-To: <199703131403.IAA02907@d2si.com> References: <199703131403.IAA02907@d2si.com> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Alec Kloss writes: > Hello all. I'm looking at upgrading my employers 28.8 dedicated > modem connection to some sort of fractional T1. Most places I've been > looking say you need to buy a Cisco router (approx $2000) and a > "CSU/DSU" (approx. $1000). Is it possible to replace one or both of > these devices with a FreeBSD box with appropriate internal hardware? > Any information would be most appreciated. Usually not. Many of the commercial providers, like SprintLink and networkMCI use routing protocols that are specific to Cisco and they will not support you unless you buy a Cisco. Sad, but true. In our network of standards, it appears that some are more standard that others. ;^) The only way to know for sure is to talk with the technical people at the company you're signing up with. It may be worthwhile to look at several and find one who will support, or at least accept, a FreeBSD endpoint. This would save you the cost of buying both the router and a Mail/Ftp/News server. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com