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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!surfnet.nl!news.tue.nl!asterix.urc.tue.nl!rcjvdb From: rcjvdb@urc.tue.nl (Jan van den Bosch) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: ISDN modems - Can it be done? Date: 27 Nov 96 12:43:44 GMT Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Lines: 29 Message-ID: <rcjvdb.849098624@asterix.urc.tue.nl> References: <329BBEE4.167EB0E7@servtech.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: asterix.urc.tue.nl X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #10 (NOV) Shawn Carey <smc@servtech.com> writes: >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 Yes, thats what they are designed for. You can even use TA's with MS-DOS... Or they are used in combination with Terminal servers. A lot of traffic about TA's is also on comp.dcom.isdn! >information >is greatly appreciated. >-Shawn Carey -Jan v.d.Bosch