Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 19:20:58 +0100 From: Clem Dye <clem@bastet.com> To: rich@dynamite.org Cc: freebsd-isdn@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD and ISDN support in the UK. Message-ID: <3991A10A.2BE528BA@bastet.com> References: <39906E29.10481.10B04C30@localhost>
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Rich: Once again, thanks for the heads-up. Time to flex the plastic, I think! Regards Clem Rich Wood wrote: > > On 8 Aug 2000, at 19:43, Clem Dye wrote: > > > Are there any particular 'gotchas' to watch-out for when configuring > > the card under FreeBSD? > > Not that I recall, however I'm currently using a Teles card, but did > use a BT/AVM card for a while and there wasn't anything tricky about > it. > > > My gameplan is to do the following: > > > > 1) Get my ISDN link up and running @ 128K, connected to my ISP. > > No problems (provided your ISP supports 128K connections) > > > 2) Install routing software (no idea what to use yet) so that my two > > NT boxes can get access to the 'Net via the FreeBSD box. 3) Install > > some firewall software to stop anything nasty occurring (I plan to > > leave the FreeBSD box running 24x7 once I've done that lot! (Oh, not > > forgetting the mail stuff too!). > > You won't need any routing software, use user-PPP over ISDN with > appropriate options for NAT. > > My settings are as follows (slightly edited to avoid unsightly line > wraps. > > This is for a single-channel dial-on-demand connection. Tweak as > appropriate. > > [rich@zippy ~]uname -sr > FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE > [rich@zippy ~] > > [rich@zippy ~]grep ppp /etc/rc.conf > # Use ppp configuration. > ppp_enable="YES" # Start user-ppp (or NO). > ppp_mode="auto" # Choice of "auto", "ddial", "direct" or > # "dedicated". > # For details see man page for ppp(8). > # Default is auto. > ppp_nat="YES" # Use PPP's internal network address > # translation or NO. > ppp_profile="freeserve" # Which profile to use from > # /etc/ppp/ppp.conf. > [rich@zippy ~] > > [rich@zippy ~]cat /etc/ppp/ppp.conf > default: > set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command > set server +xxxx xxxxxxx > allow users rich > > <snip> > > freeserve: > set enddisc mac > disable lqr > set timeout 600 > set lqrperiod 45 > set phone 16164208452402620 > set redial 3 10 > set dial > set login > set hangup > set device /dev/i4brbch0 /dev/i4brbch1 > set speed sync > set authname xxxxxxx > set authkey xxxxxxx > set ifaddr 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.1/0 > add! default hisaddr > disable pred1 deflate > set cd 6 > [rich@zippy ~] > > Most of this is modified from a config Brian Somers sent me ages ago, > but should be in ppp.conf.sample and documented in the man page for > ppp(8) > > You will also need to configure isdn, there is a sample config in > /etc/isdn/isdnd.rc.sample for a user-ppp configuration. > > If I've missed anything I'm sure Brian will be along to correct > me..... > > Rich > -- > rich@dynamite.org rich@FreeBSD.org.uk > If that's what they call normal, I'd rather be insane > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isdn" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isdn" in the body of the message
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