From owner-freebsd-isp Sun Mar 12 3:21:39 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from tardis.patho.gen.nz (tardis.patho.gen.nz [203.97.2.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C375937BDF7; Sun, 12 Mar 2000 03:21:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jabley@tardis.patho.gen.nz) Received: (from jabley@localhost) by tardis.patho.gen.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) id AAA27224; Mon, 13 Mar 2000 00:21:09 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 00:21:08 +1300 From: Joe Abley To: Dominic Mitchell Cc: Brian Somers , Nik Clayton , Lee Johnston , freebsd-users@uk.freebsd.org, brian@hak.lan.awfulhak.org, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ispsetup (was: Re: FreeBSD in Dixons) Message-ID: <20000313002106.A32502@patho.gen.nz> References: <200003100835.IAA00469@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> <20000311000931.A349@myrddin.demon.co.uk> <20000311181152.A1206@myrddin.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20000311181152.A1206@myrddin.demon.co.uk>; from dom@happygiraffe.net on Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 06:11:52PM +0000 X-Files: the Truth is Out There Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 06:11:52PM +0000, Dominic Mitchell wrote: > * We need to sit down together and figure out 90% of the variables > needed to configure each service for an isp. There are a number of > issues involved. The biggie for me is how to do resolv.conf > correctly, even in the case of multiple isp's (not all of them give > DNS configuration through IPCP). There are complications in selecting which number to dial, too. For example, here in NZ: + if you're attached to an office PABX, you usually dial 1 for an outside line + except sometimes you're in the office of a European or US-run company, and they feel more comfortable using 9 + some ISPs have nationally-significant numbers, like 0800, 0508, 0867 or 0873 + some ISPs don't + some nationally-significant numbers are not dialable from offices, and are only for use from residential lines + if there is no local number, you need to be given a choice as to which one to call -- for example some homes have plans which permit local-rate dialling to an adjacent area code for an additional monthly flat fee + some area codes cover a lot of different local calling areas, so local access numbers need to be listed by area name rather than area code + you normally don't want to dial the area code before your local access number, since if you do you will probably be charged a toll rate for the call I see in the Demon example you used 0845, which is cheating :) I'm not sure a totally generic solution is even possible, but it'd be nice to be flexible. Mmm. Why don't people store this kind of thing in the DNS? clearnet.auckland.nz.dial.isp-access.net. IN TXT "09-9123050" clearnet.national.nz.dial.isp-access.net. IN TXT "0508550050" iprolink.national.nz.dial.isp-access.net. IN TXT "086747765" iprolink.auckland.nz.dial.isp-access.net. IN TXT "09-3590707" or something :) Oh, no -- wait a minute, I knew this sounded familiar: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-03.txt XML anyone? Joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message