From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jan 19 06:13:29 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id GAA15976 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 06:13:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from cls.net (freeside.cls.de [192.129.50.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id GAA15971 for ; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 06:13:22 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail.cls.net (Smail3.1.29.1) from allegro.lemis.de (192.109.197.134) with smtp id ; Fri, 19 Jan 96 14:12 GMT From: grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey) Organisation: LEMIS, Schellnhausen 2, 36325 Feldatal, Germany Phone: +49-6637-919123 Fax: +49-6637-919122 Reply-To: grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey) Received: (grog@localhost) by allegro.lemis.de (8.6.9/8.6.9) id PAA17013; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 15:08:35 +0100 Message-Id: <199601191408.PAA17013@allegro.lemis.de> Subject: Re: Status of ISDN drivers To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 15:08:35 +0100 (MET) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD Hackers) In-Reply-To: <199601151705.MAA07855@etinc.com> from "dennis" at Jan 15, 96 12:05:16 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk dennis writes: >> dennis writes: >>>> jkh@time.cdrom.com writes: >>>> WRT getting 128kb/sec. I though the RBOCs in the States only support >>>> 56kb/sec. per channel ? How you going to squeeze 128kb/sec. out of that ? >>>> The D-Channel is not used for data transfer (that would be an additional >>>> 16kb/sec.). >>> >>> Of course for $695 you can get RISC-powered "plug and power-up" 128k >>> sync...but we've been through that one before! >> >> This isn't the challenge. I'm currently connected to the Internet via >> a 286 with 1 MB of memory and a Creatix S0 board running DOG, PC-ROUTE >> and ISPA. It works reasonably well, performs channel bonding, and >> costs a whole lot less than other alternatives. The problem is that >> it isn't as flexible as a *good* UNIX solution. > > as always, it depends on what you're doing and who you are. If youre > a user, then it probably doesnt matter. If you're a provider, it > matters alot. Correct. I would hate to have to rely on an async solution as a service provider. The current best possibility is probably something like Banzai! from INS and CLS over here, but it's pretty rough too. Greg