16.07.2020 14:12, lutz_donnerhacke.de (Lutz Donnerhacke) wrote: > > ce(4) for PCI G.703/E1 card, > > cp(4) for PCI V.35/RS-232/RS-530/RS-449/X.21/G.703/E1/E3/T3/STS-1 cards, > > and cx(4)/ctau(4) for some ISA cards but these do not exist in FreeBSD 13 > anymore, > > removed by emaste@ recently. > > > > Both ce(4) and cp(4) are i386-only drivers at present. > > Such synchronous lines are still in use (here): > > - G.703 is common in phone systems. > - X.21 for leased lines (with old contracts), > - E1/E3 for SDH (carrier grade) leases lines. > - RS-232 is the ordinary serial port, the other RS- are industry specific > serials (mainly other voltages)
This is not about lines and protocols, this is about old PCI cards for PCs manufactured 15+ years ago. > But you are right: Do we really need a specialized PPP hardware support > these days? > Do we really want to run a recent kernel on this antique hardware? It would > be a sacrilege. > > Normal PPP over serial lines (currently available) does work using ppp(4) _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
