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Subject: Re: ISDN: "modem" or board? (Was: Microsoft "Get ISDN"?)
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>>From the keyboard of Greg Lehey:
>
>> > my ISP only offers ISDN over PPP. He says, if you use HDLC, then we have
>> > to assign you a permanent IP address.
>
>I wanted a class-C network and my ISP is happy that i use HDLC because it
>is the fastest way and is setup and operated without _any_ problems (in
>contrast to the Windows weenies using the most hip PPP implementation of
>the day).

Lets be careful with our terminology.....Sync PPP is run over HDLC. 

Dennis
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