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Date:      Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:06:35 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@mail.iaces.com>
To:        tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu (Mark Tinguely)
Cc:        jerome.privat@bt-sys.bt.co.uk, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: support for ADSL cards drivers in FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <199903021606.KAA23367@iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <199903021545.JAA06777@plains.NoDak.edu> from Mark Tinguely at "Mar 2, 99 09:45:07 am"

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In a previous message, Mark Tinguely said:
> >  In a previous message, Jerome Privat said:
> >  > Is there any ADSL card drivers for FreeBSD?
> >  > If yes, which cards are supported and in which release of
> >  > FreeBSD?
> >
> >
> >  There is no driver for the Cisco 605. They are only doing
> >  Windows. Though they are considering a Macintosh driver.
> >
> >  Get the external 675, it's better anyway.
> 
> I agree, not only will we need to write the driver for the 605's hardware,
> (BTW, the programming specs are difficult to obtain), we would also need
> to implement PPP over ATM protocol. for what they charge for the 675, it
> is a good value.

Well, at this time, USWEST (at least) is not offering PPP mode, all ADSL is
bridged mode. I'm testing ppp on a 675 and have bridged on the 605. Sometime
this year, I think we'll be switching to ppp mode (that's uswest.net).

When you get service from USWEST, you get the 675 free, along with a 3COM
ethernet board (ISA, I think). I think they say it's a $300 value, or so.

We also don't sell the 605 separately. The only way I know how to get one
is to buy a computer from Dell with it pre-installed.

Paul.

-- 
"One meets his destiny often on the road one takes to avoid it."--French Proverb


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