From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 7 9:11: 4 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from everest.wananchi.com (everest.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED17837B409 for ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 09:10:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from wash by everest.wananchi.com with local (Exim 3.32 #1) id 15U9Pk-000DFx-00; Tue, 07 Aug 2001 19:09:04 +0300 Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:09:04 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington To: Max Clements Cc: kweheria@iconnect.co.ke, FBSD-Q Subject: Re: Isn't it true? Message-ID: <20010807190904.G35856@everest.wananchi.com> Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington , Max Clements , kweheria@iconnect.co.ke, FBSD-Q References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.19i X-Disclaimer: My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my employer. X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE i386 X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd. X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa. X-Uptime: 7:00PM up 5 days, 51 mins, 1 user, load averages: 0.12, 0.16, 0.16 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG * Max Clements [20010807 18:52]: writing on the subject 'RE: Isn't it true?' Max> > Max> mmm I have done this with a four wire analogue leaed line, 2522 Max> > Max> and BSD 3.51-RELEASE, using a Sync/Async port on the cisco and running Max> > Max> PPP over the wire, IOS11.2 with Kernel PPP on the BSD box. Works Max> > Max> fine... (but the stac compression does not work) and I am sure you Max> > Max> will be able do the same with Sync serial if you can find a supported Max> > Max> X21 or something similar adapter for the BSD box so you can connect to Max> > Max> an E1/T1 CSU/DSU or even a DSL modem? Max> > Max> > You see!!!! Max has done it before! That is exactly what I wanna do. I Max> > want to run PPP over the wire between the FreeBSD box and the Cisco > Router. Max> Max> Excellent - then maybee I can help you - I managed quite easily... I am feeling lucky already ;-) Max> > Max, do you have a HOWTO on either the FreeBSD side or on both ends? I Max> Max> Well I dont have a HOWTO - but I can give you my configs and so on, and I am Max> sure you will be able to manage from there. Yeppe. You may attach the configs. I am sure I can put the pieces together to get the jigsaw on the table... Max> > intend to use Zebra but if you recommend something else then let that be Max> > it. The CSU/DSU is what I have and you're right about the X21 Max> > signalling. I guess I need to stick with you on this one, if you have Max> > some time, please. Max> Max> Do you have a card for the PC that can do X21? What kinda card are you suggesting. Definately the serial port doesn't do this so I need a card, and I hope it can be acquired cheaply from somewhere? What card is it? Can plug into a PCI slot?? Max> > I am working on this with a friend called Erick Kweheria, also a very Max> > promising and upcoming network engineer. Max> Max> Excellent - nice to be able to chat to someone else from Africa in this Max> mailing list - usually just see Americans and British here... Well, I am always on the lists (-questions, -stable and -isp, plus the obvious -security-notifications) asking one dumb question after another and in many cases also doing my best to contribute the 'little' that I have learnt through the same list, given that I _never_ attended any formal Unix classes. It's only now that Ted Mittelstaedt ( love that gentleman's superb contributions) is trying to coax us to accept a certification but most people think it's not worth their time ;-) What do you make of a FreeBSD certification? (Of course we're not mimmicking the Redmond demon!) Much thanks still.... -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington Wananchi Online Ltd., wash@wananchi.com 1st Flr Loita Hse. Tel: 254 2 313985 Loita Street., Fax: 254 2 313922 PO Box 10286,00100-NAIROBI,KE. If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow enobled and no-one dare criticise it. -Pierre Gallois To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message