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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!vtc.tacom.army.mil!news1.oakland.edu!news.concourse.com!ragnarok.oar.net!malgudi.oar.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.usa.net!usenet From: xt5@usa.net (Training 5) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Frame Relay Questions Date: 12 Jul 1995 23:25:10 GMT Organization: Internet Express (800-592-1240 customer service) Lines: 12 Message-ID: <3u1lkm$jr7@shiva.usa.net> Reply-To: xt5@usa.net NNTP-Posting-Host: zevon.usa.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.93.14 I am running BSD/OS 2.0 and have a pair of related questions: 1) I want a 56k frame relay connection. Do I need any special software or hardware to do FR instead of point-to-point? 2) I am running a P5 with onboard serial ports using the SMC37C665GT I/O chip and 16550 UARTs. Do I need anymore than that for a 56k connection? Can I plug the 56k DSU into com 2 and start firing? The PCI SDL RISC com boards that BSDI recommend are around $700. If my present com ports will handle the load (temporarily) I could save enough to buy a few cases of beer. Is there any other reason why I would not want to use them?