Re: tlug: ISDN Adapater

[Jonathan Byrne <j-byrne@example.com>]

Doughty, Matt (doughtym@example.com) wrote:

> I7m looking at doing the home network thing using a OpenBSD machine for
> router/FW. My other option is to use a Net Volante but those cost a bit.
> My question is can anyone recommend a good ISDN Adapter that will do 128k
> is cheap and will play nice with OpenBSD? 


I highly recommend the Net Volante.  Having used a box with a TA
attached to do routing, and having used an ISDN router doing
NAT to do the same thing, I'd say there is no comparison - everything 
just works a lot faster with a router.

Beyond that, you can configure it by hooking a console up to it, and
by telnet, and you can do it in English.  Those are valuable features
you don't get from a TA.

A Net Volante probably costs twice as much as a good NEC TA, but I
think the price is well worth it.

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