From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 10 11:52:47 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp2.cybersurf.net (smtp2.cybersurf.net [209.197.145.112]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DED737B403 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:52:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from 01031149@3web.net) Received: from [209.197.153.116] ([209.197.153.116]) by smtp2.cybersurf.net (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GG9TRN00.D5S for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:52:35 -0600 Received: by mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:52:12 -0600 Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:52:09 -0600 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: Freebsd Questions Subject: Re: DSL providers supporting FreeBSD Message-ID: <20010710125209.A132777@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> Mail-Followup-To: Freebsd Questions References: <20010709222057.35157.qmail@web14506.mail.yahoo.com> <20010709193637.H43699@netrail.net> <20010709190901.B203867@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> <20010710114337.O43699@netrail.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010710114337.O43699@netrail.net>; from "Christian S ." on Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 11:43:37AM 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 On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 11:43:37AM -0400, Christian S . wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 07:09:01PM -0600, Duke Normandin babbled: > > > installation", and won't let you do it yourself. I recommend that if > > > you're handy with telco wiring inside the house, buy the Alcatel A1000 > > > external 10BaseT model from Ebay, and wire your home ports yourself. I, > > > myself, am too lazy, but that seems to be the best bet. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Christian > > > > Do you know what is involved in residential DSL wiring? I've done *lots* > > of rough-ins, phone jacks etc but never DSL stuff. Can't be too > > mind-boggling ;) Maybe there's a web site out there outlining the steps. > > Anybody? TIA... > ---end quoted text--- > > I don't know how it is up north, but I know here that they have to do something to the outside grey box > (UNI/NNI? I can't remember the term), and then, if you get the 10BaseT here, they split the wiring from > the 4 pair down to 2 - I believe that DSL uses the inside two wires (Sorry, forgot the colors) I know that > the information wasn't too hard to find - google can be your friend here.. :) All in all, it doesn't seem > too bad, like I said, I'm just lazy like that.. > > Regards, > Christian Thanks bud! Google was my next stop... ;) -- -duke Calgary, Alberta, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message