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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!uunet!in2.uu.net!news.ultranet.com!news-out.communique.net!jimk.ase.telerate.com From: Jim King <jim@ase.telerate.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: ISDN modems - Can it be done? Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:34:42 -0600 Organization: Communique Inc. Lines: 28 Message-ID: <329C5182.69B1@ase.telerate.com> References: <329BBEE4.167EB0E7@servtech.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ns.ase.telerate.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; I) To: Shawn Carey <smc@servtech.com> Shawn Carey 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. > > -Shawn Carey The ISDN TA's that connect through a serial usually try to imitate a Hayes-compatible modem. I used a Motorola Bitsurfr Pro with FreeBSD and iijppp. It wasn't any different than configuring iijppp to use my Hayes V.34 modem. Jim