From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Aug 27 17:26:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA20734 for isp-outgoing; Wed, 27 Aug 1997 17:26:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dream.future.net (root@future.net [204.130.134.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA20729 for ; Wed, 27 Aug 1997 17:26:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dream.future.net (tomthai@future.net [204.130.134.1]) by dream.future.net (8.8.5-r-beta/8.6.10) with SMTP id TAA17736; Wed, 27 Aug 1997 19:26:12 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 19:26:10 -0500 (CDT) From: "Tom T. Thai" To: jens@regio.net, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, linuxisp@friendly.jeffnet.org Subject: Re: ISDN, 56K - ppp & authentication In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from QUOTED-PRINTABLE to 8bit by hub.freebsd.org id RAA20730 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk how do you authenticate the user that dials into the TA128? From the doc, it seems like it has builtin passwd for 40 users.. and auto start the build-in ppp or mppp.. what I am confused about is.. with Portslave, I would like to authenticate the user via RADIUS and start ppp. If the TA handles the ppp via build-in software.. do you still need to start pppd on the LInux box? On Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Tom T. Thai wrote: > the ta128 have a new flash rom 2.0x released August 15.. do you have that > version? > > On Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Jens Glaser wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > On Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Tom T. Thai wrote: > > > For those that are using Unix RAS boxes (termserver), how are you > > > handling ISDN and 56K connections? Hardware? MPPP? > > > > Well, for small POPs we just set up a Linux server using portslave > > and a multiport serial (Cyclades) connected to USR Sportsters > > (33k6 analogue lines) and ZYXEL OmniTA128s (digital lines, handles two B > > channels simultaneously with two serial ports). The OmniTA128s have a > > problem: they somehow "hang" up to multiple times a week due to some > > firmware bugs .. > > > > For the bigger POPs (>8 lines) we currently rely on ASCEND´s K56Flex > > modem cards integrated in their MAX routers - connected to a PRI (=30 > > B-channels) line. BTW, the K56Flex firmware is also buggy :) It generates > > lots of CRC errors in conjunction with the PRI line - but Ascend > > promised a fix. > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > Jens Glaser Am Holderstrauch 13, 36041 Fulda, 0661/9429507 jens@regio.net > > .. at work: Lindenstraße 37a, 36037 Fulda, 0661/9011777 > > > > > > > .............. .................................... > Thomas T. Thai Infomedia Interactive Communications > tom@iic.net TEL 612.376.9090 * FAX 612.376.9087 > > > .............. .................................... Thomas T. Thai Infomedia Interactive Communications tom@iic.net TEL 612.376.9090 * FAX 612.376.9087