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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!news.sgi.com!mr.net!news.clark.net!noos.hooked.net!news.well.com!borjam From: borjam@well.com (Borja Marcos) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: ISDN modems - Can it be done? Date: 27 Nov 1996 08:26:13 GMT Organization: The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 27 Message-ID: <57gtv5$l13@filth.well.com> References: <329BBEE4.167EB0E7@servtech.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: well.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Shawn Carey (smc@servtech.com) wrote: : Hello, : I'm currently considering getting an ISDN line to connect to my ISP. : After : looking through the FAQ and the handbook from FreeBSD-2.1.5, I'm still : unclear about what my options are for a terminal adapter. : Reading through some catalogs, it seems that something like 3Com's : Impact or USR's I-modem would suit my needs nicely. However, before I : lay down any cash, I'd like to be certain that what I buy will cooperate : with FreeBSD. : Does anyone have any experience with these types of devices? Does an : ISDN : modem appear to the OS as a normal analog modem? Any advice or : information : is greatly appreciated. I have been trying a terminal adapter (I live in Spain). Probably you need a terminal adapter that does async-PPP to sync PPP conversion. I'm about to buy a ZyXel OMNI128 terminal adapter. You should check with your service provider which protocol they use over ISDN. Borja.