Re: linux + wan (frame relay)

2000-07-05 Thread Jens B. Jorgensen
We used a Sangoma Wanpipe card in a linux box for about a year and were very happy with it. We only stopped using it because we moved our office and opted for DSL in the new space. This card can also be purchased with a built-in CSU/DSU which is what we got so other than your linux box you only

Re: linux + wan (frame relay)

2000-06-30 Thread Shaul Karl
> Mario Olimpio de Menezes wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I would like to know if Linux (Debian/GNU) can work with wan > > protocols, especifically frame-relay? > An external unit might also be an option. It talks to Linux via serial/ethernet cable which is why no special support is required. >

Re: linux + wan (frame relay)

2000-06-30 Thread F. Fernández
Hi! Two years ago I had the same doubt and evaluated some options. I finally decided to go for a small cisco router for the following reasons: - At that time the linux kernel didn't do traffic shaping - WAN boards were expensive and did'n have direct support in my country (Portugal) - Cisco hard

Re: linux + wan (frame relay)

2000-06-30 Thread Pollywog
I used a WAN card (a csu/dsu) with Linux. It was a card that was not supported by the Linux kernel, so I had to obtain the driver source for the card and compile the drivers. The problem I had with that card was that I could not compile the drivers with any kernel newer than 2.0.29. The card was

Re: linux + wan (frame relay)

2000-06-30 Thread Bolan Meek
Mario Olimpio de Menezes wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to know if Linux (Debian/GNU) can work with wan > protocols, especifically frame-relay? Linux has drivers for the frame relay protocol, and drivers for "WAN" cards. Stock Linux kernels do not have these drivers compiled, neither in the ke