Greetings, : I am thinking about using a linux server as a T1 router. I have : searched the list, but have not found a discussion about what I'm : trying to do. I have a situation where the Cisco router I'm using : will not handle the additional bandwidth I added recently. : Unfortunately, I cannot afford the Cisco unit that will. I would : like to know if anyone has successfully done this. I have been : looking at the Sangoma T1 cards. Would anyone be so kind as to : share their experience in this area. Any advice would be much : appreciated. I can recommend the Sangoma T1 cards. I have been using the S508 (ISA) and S514 (PCI) models since 1999. These cards and the (open source) drivers and management software are easy to use. The company is responsive and supportive of their product. The Sangoma crew have worked over the years to contribute their drivers into the stock kernel, so it is likely (unless the card you choose is a newly released card) that your card will be supported by your default distribution of choice. The software management tools are provided by a separate package, including tools for configuring the (optional) onboard CSU/DSU and diagnosing the frames received by the unit. Best of all, I can report that I have only ever found one bug in working with their software and drivers, and this was a corner-case bug that they had identified before I reported it to them (several years ago). In short, the software and hardware is very reliable. -Martin -- Martin A. Brown http://linux-ip.net/ _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc
