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Hello Terry,

All TA's (Eg On-ramp Digital Modem) look just like a normal modem to any
programs using them. EG they use AT commands just like everything else.
Naturally they don't have error correction etc as ISDN lines already
have this.

Therefor, it'll look just like a modem to PPP, so just connect with a
normal ATD555-5555 line..

One point. I evaluated these TA's (with others) for my work. I found the
3COM Impact II's (Telstra Digital Modem) crap. One special thing to
note, they do NOT do async bonding, eg bonding both B channels into a
single connection..

You want a better TA, better support etc, have a look at the Crusader
from Tennyson Technologies. (www.tennyson.com.au). I have about 20 of
them located around Metro and Country Victoria and they work without any
problems at all.

Regards..

Terry Wood wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> At the moment I am using RH Linux 4.1 (slack at upgrading) and with
> the use of Diald, Mgetty & PPP I have a semi-perm analog 28.2 which is
> ticking along OK other then usual drop outs/speed, etc.
> 
> I am debating getting Onramp though and I have got myself a loan of a
> 'Telstra OnRamp Digital Modem' which is just a rebadged '3com Impact
> II External Internet TA' to have a play with.  I cant do much as I
> dont actually have OnRamp installed, but I have plugged it into the
> com port on my win98 machine and had a play with the registers with
> Hyperterminal.  So far it looks pretty much like a normal modem, but I
> dont know how I would go getting something like diald/mgetty etc
> working with it?  Am I completely off the track as I've not used ISDN
> and linux together before except with a router and not this all in 1
> device (cost saving! :)..
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with this device and Linux?  I think I
> maybe able to work out how to configure it, but Telstra has no
> information on advanced configuration and I am only learning about it
> from info on 3com's site which makes it harder.
> 
> Any info would be appreciated.
> 
> Catch ya,
>           Woody   <woody@{spam.bites}netspace.net.au>
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> Terry J. Wood,
> Located at Traralgon, Gippsland
> Country Victoria, Australia