Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 12:35:33 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: David Babler <dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ISDN Terminal Adaptor recommendation Message-ID: <19980529123533.C8472@Alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980529104013.27171s-100000@Rigel.orionsys.com>; from David Babler on Fri, May 29, 1998 at 10:44:25AM -0700 References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.980529132040.11039B-100000@nak.myhouse.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980529104013.27171s-100000@Rigel.orionsys.com>
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On Fri, May 29, 1998 at 10:44:25AM -0700, David Babler wrote: > > > On Fri, 29 May 1998, zoonie wrote: > > > 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... > > Hmmm, honestly hadn't thought of *originating* the connection to the > customer or making my end reconnect if/when the connection got dropped. > Not sure how whatever he has on his end would respond, though - is this > the normal way of handling dedicated connections? This isn't a > point-to-point leased line, it's just an unpublished number. You can set his side to dial on "interesting" traffic, dial on demand. Interesting traffic could be telnet, www, etc. You can set a idle time out or it can try to stay up the whole time. Your side can be set to just answer. > > -Dave > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > > > Ulf. > > > > > > 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
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