[svlug] Re: Frame-Relay setup/HW...

[Alvin Oga]

hi ya 

is anyone using the "bridging feature" of linux' kernel ???
it allows multiple ethernet segments say in multiple buildings
to look like one huge ethernet LAN... ( real handy for not needing
to do subnetting )
 
otherwise,  I suspect we need to get a "real router" and run
cisco's bridging sw on it...runs good... ( not cheap $4-$8k range )

thanx
alvin

> it's called a CSU/DSU, connects to the two-pair to the Telco (Bezeq
> ofcourse) or lately sometimes single pair. 
> 
> > the telephone company which installs the line for me. What connectors can
> > I expect to find on that modem, and how do I hook it up to the linux box
> > (or should it go into my hub??). Does anyone know of an online resource
> > which discusses anything remotely relevant?
> 
> the box will have a V.35 connector on it. As for a card supported by Linux
> I think there are 3 or 4 of them. I once did a check and discovered one of
> the best (certainly the most Linux-friendly company) was Sangoma of Canada
> (www.sangoma.com), I loved their card so much that I started importing it
> to Israel, but when I left to come here I gave the contact to Erez Strauss
> (erez at newplaces.com), so talk to him. the card comes with the right cable,
> it's own set of drivers from Sangoma, or you could use the built in kernel
> support and userspace tools written by Mike McLagan (who also maintains
> linux.org and the LSA). read the help in the kernel's make config, or in
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation
 

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