On 11/13/06, Ewan Oughton <ewan at skynet.ie> wrote:
> You can use a blackbox DSL modem, and get it to forward the raw PPP frames
> to your linux box, and terminate the connection there. The Zyxel box I got
> from Esat/BT allows this, I just haven't bothered doing it.
Problem with that solution is that I can't dial in and reboot the
modem, not without some funky apc masterswitch gear, or hardware
hacking the modem powerswitch to a com / parallel port controlled
relay. I'd really like to go the modem route.
Just found this modem card from Sangoma... anyone come across this before?
http://www.sangoma.com/datasheets/p_s518adsl-specs
Tom
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