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Subject: Re: Isn't it true?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Odhiambo Washington" <wash@wananchi.com>
To: "Joseph Gleason" <clash@tasam.com>
Cc: "FBSD-Q" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; <kweheria@iconnect.co.ke>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:39
Subject: Re: Isn't it true?


> * Joseph Gleason <clash@tasam.com> [20010807 18:28]: writing on the
subject 'Re: Isn't it true?'
> Joseph>
> Joseph> ----- Original Message -----
> Joseph> From: "Odhiambo Washington" <wash@wananchi.com>
> Joseph> To: "FBSD-Q" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Joseph> Cc: <kweheria@iconnect.co.ke>
> Joseph> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:10
> Joseph> Subject: Isn't it true?
> Joseph>
> Joseph>
> Joseph> > Such a dumb subject line but isn't it true that nobody in the
> Joseph> > knowledge-rich FreeBSD world has ever gone out of their 'mind'
(I mean
> Joseph> > their way) and done something like substituting a FreeBSD box
for a Cisco
> Joseph> > router like this:
> Joseph> >                              Telco Link               _____
> Joseph> >
LAN<-->[____]----->[...]================[...]----->|_____|<----->LAN
> Joseph> >          FreeBSD     Mainstreet          Mainstreet   Cisco
> Joseph> >           Box         2701                 2701       2522
> Joseph> >
> Joseph> >
> Joseph> > If someone _ever_ tried it, I request to share in their feat ;-)
> Joseph>
> Joseph>
> Joseph> Based on this diagram, it looks like you are running a telco link
from 2701
> Joseph> Mainstreet to 2701 Mainstreet.
> Joseph> I don't see the point of that really, but I'm sure telco would be
happy to
> Joseph> install it for you.
>
> You're right on that point. I am linking two offices which are 10Km apart
> and I am trying to use only what I have. I was trying to see if I can save
> the cost of a second Cisco router.
>
>
> The mainstreet 2701 has a serial cable and I think I can use some wiring
> standard (v.34?) to hook it into a serial port on the FreeBSD box...
>
>

What sort of telco link are we talking about here?

You can have diffrent devices on each end, as long as they speak the same
protocol.  Like HLDC or PPP.



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