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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a Cisco 7000?
Date: 17 Sep 1995 04:12:17 GMT
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dana@millenium.tiac.net (Dana Basken) wrote:
>I've been looking for information on making a FreeBSD box into a T1 router,
>I would assume with multiple V.35 cards and an advanced routing daemon.  Has
>anyone tried this?  Success stories, horror stories, I'd like to here them!

See http://www.etinc.com - they make a T1 card that works just fine with
FreeBSD and, in fact, also sell a commercial routing box to do just what you
describe based around a generic 486DX2, their card and FreeBSD.  I believe you
can buy a single card that will run up to 4 ports at T1 speeds.
-- 
						Jordan