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From: Blaz Zupan <blaz.zupan@medinet.si>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ISDN modems - Can it be done?
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 18:13:54 +0100
Organization: Medinet
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Shawn Carey wrote:
>> 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 recommend the Zyxel Omni TA128 for pure ISDN or the Zyxel
Elite 2864I if you also need analog modem support. It behaves
as a standard analog modem (configured with AT commands)
and connects to the serial port (up to 460K). The Omni even
has two serial ports so two computers can connected to the
outside world at the same time.

Another options is the Motorola Bitsurfer Pro (which I could
not test myself because AFAIK it only works on american ISDN
lines, same for USR I-modem).


-- 
Blaz Zupan, blaz.zupan@medinet.si, http://www.medinet.si/~blaz
Medinet d.o.o., Linhartova 21, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia