On 8 Jun 2001, Alex wrote: > A question to you all: > > Im sort of in a tight spot here. I want to connect my enterprise through > a cable line provided by a big carrier. They call it "an internet > link".....well a modem can be an internet link but ive never needed a > 1,200 dls. device to route it (yeah, they want me to buy a router as > well). Now, i dont want to buy the router, i want to implement a linux > router for this kind of network..... Some call it WAN link ups.....some > call it Direct inet links..... im just calling it WAN > > Now, as far as ive gotten by my research, one needs to buy a WAN card > that understands the HDLC protocol or the SyncPPP protocol (depending on > your provider). Ive foung at least three that run under linux..... > > Now something made me nervous.... my provider said he can get me a V.35 > line or a g207 line (i dont know what does that mean), i cant find docs > on bridging from this kind of interface to ethernet. > > Anyway, some of this cards support this kind of interface and they range > from 500 to a 1000 dollars. I dont know what to buy, i cant find further > documentation, i dont know dick (pardon me). > > I want to make a bridge between this kind of interface (this HDLC or > SyncPPP or WAN connection) and my internal network....o yeah, by the > way, I need this to give internet access to all the people here.......if > your answer is "go buy the router, quit posting here" then please at > least point me to some docs on WAN's and currently available protocols > and stuff... > > Sincerely > Alex > >
What kind of connection does your ISP provide? Is it a tv cable, T1/E1, T3/E3, or something else? Make sure you take a good look at at least these things: * protocols (hdlc, syncPPP, etc) * in case of T1/T3/E1/E3: does it support fractional T1/T3/E1/E3 * connector type (V.35, RJ48, BNC, etc) * driver support: open source drivers The company I work for uses linux routers for E1 and T3 connections to our upstream providers and customers. They work just fine... kind regards, Teun Vink -- Teun Vink - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - icq: 15001247 - http://teun.moonblade.net
