From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 23 09:58:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 369FC16A4CE for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 09:58:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from main.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.224.249]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D18B43FA3 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 09:58:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ANyUi-0006LQ-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:58:00 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sea.gmane.org ([80.91.224.252]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ANyUh-0006LI-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:57:59 +0100 Received: from news by sea.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ANyUh-0006Nc-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:57:59 +0100 From: Jesse Guardiani Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:57:55 -0500 Organization: WingNET Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <000a01c3b0e9$0199c8b0$b500a8c0@eci> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org User-Agent: KNode/0.7.2 X-Mail-Copies-To: never Sender: news Subject: Re: Modem problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: jesse@wingnet.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:58:02 -0000 Shaun Alcaster (ECI Support) wrote: > We have a lease line directly connected to out internet survice provider. > Both have 56k lease line modems, but can only connect at about 33.3Kbs how > do we change this. Most likely the problem is with your phone lines, not FreeBSD or your ISP. I work at an ISP. I can connect at 48,000 bps with my FreeBSD laptop from downtown - at work. If I take my laptop home, I can only connect at 24,600 bps. My house is on the outskirts of town and I think we have more than our fair share of analog to digital conversions between my house and the central office. Same story with my Win98 box. But FreeBSD with my PCMCIA hardware modem actually transfers data faster than my win98 box w/software modem. If you really want to connect at 56k or higher, you generally have three options: 1.) ISDN. Full digital line ensures 64k connection speeds, and dual channels with bonding means that you can get a 128k connection. Usually you won't spend too much more for ISDN than you would for dual 56k connections, but since ISDN actually connects at 64k, it'll be a lot faster. 2.) DSL. If available, it's always on, and generally the same price or cheaper than ISDN. Just make sure you get a DSL router with an ethernet jack instead of a USB DSL "modem". AFAIK, DSL dongles aren't supported by FreeBSD. 3.) Partial or Full T1. Absolute fastest connection of the three, but also the most expensive. This is total overkill for most small businesses. Hope that helps. -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net