re: ISDN and Sprint

[Rob Lilley]

Brian Schramm asked:
>I live in a Sprint controlled area.


And Ray Olszewski
>How does Sprint "control" an area for ISDN?

Good question!

I am not sure I really understand how ISDN is provided.  I live in an area
where Sprint is the "telephone company" like Bell Atlantic or Bell South are
in other areas, etc.  They do not offer ISDN in my direct area.  Towns they
do provide ISDN service are a long distantance call for me.  In any event,
can I get ISDN from another phone / communications company or am I limited
to the phone company that services my area?

Rob
Belvidere, NJ

Re: ISDN and Sprint

[Ray Olszewski]

At 09:41 PM 5/19/00 -0400, Brian Schramm wrote:
>I live in a Sprint controled area.  

How does Sprint "control" an area for ISDN?

>They are offering a good deal on
>ISDN for my area but I cannot find out if Linux can handle the ISDN
>modem that they are offering with the service.  The modem is:
>
>Eicon Diva t/a modem
>
>I am planing on setting the link up on a 486 running debian striped to
>use as a firewall and email server to my network.  I will be using my
>other machines to run programs and GUI's on.  
>
>1. is this a standard modem?

Probably not. ISDN "modems" aren't really modems; everyone just calls them
that. They are CPE (customer-premises equipment specific) to ISDN.

>2. can I use another modem?  Like an internal?

Ask Sprint. Seriously. ISDN is picky; there is no way to know what will work
with a particular ISDN service except by asking the provider. However, if
you mean "will a standard 56K modem work?", the answer is no. Real modems
work on analog lines; the "D" in "ISDN" stands for Digital.

>3. Telco equipment can allways be more expencive then nessasary, can I
>buy this modem from another source?
>4. Where can I find info on using this type of modem on Linux?

Well ... just on a hunch, I typed "www.encom.com" into my Web browser, and
found a relevant-looking home page. On it is a clickable graphic that reads
"Eicon supports Linux - Click for more". You might try that for answers to
the above two questions.

>5. Any gotas on running a serial device for a 128K connection?

Sorry, but I don't understand this question.

"Never tell me the odds!"---
Ray Olszewski-- Han Solo
Palo Alto, CA[EMAIL PROTECTED]

ISDN and Sprint

[Brian Schramm]

I live in a Sprint controled area.  They are offering a good deal on
ISDN for my area but I cannot find out if Linux can handle the ISDN
modem that they are offering with the service.  The modem is:

Eicon Diva t/a modem

I am planing on setting the link up on a 486 running debian striped to
use as a firewall and email server to my network.  I will be using my
other machines to run programs and GUI's on.  

1.  is this a standard modem?
2.  can I use another modem?  Like an internal?
3.  Telco equipment can allways be more expencive then nessasary, can I
buy this modem from another source?
4.  Where can I find info on using this type of modem on Linux?
5.  Any gotas on running a serial device for a 128K connection?

Thanks in advance for helping.


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Brian Schramm
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