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 Christian@cup.portal.com (Christian John Guastella) writes:

> Well, from looking at more stuff on the net, it looks like this ISDN thing
> I have has a setting for a serial interface.. When set to the EIA-232 mode.
> The tables for pin-outs look like this.. 

 Hi, you're a little confused. RS-232 has not existed for YEARS. 

 RS = Recommended Standard .. fuck, it hasn't been "experimental" in God-knows
 how long .. EIA-232 *IS* RS-232 ... 

 Sooo .. what you think is an "RS-232" serial port, has been and is an EIA-232
 serial port.
 
 (table deleted)

> So It looks like I can hook this thing up to a Serial port, and not have to
> worry about anything blowing up..  I'm pretty sure that there are not going
> to be any SANA-II device drivers for this.. I doubt if motorola would spend 
> the time to make them.. 

 No .. no. an ISDN TA with a serial interface LOOKS like a very very fast MODEM
 to your Amiga. You can use ANY standard SANA-II serial port driver, like
 rhCSLIP.device, or PPP.device ... pretend you have a modem, and eeeeeverything
 will be ok.

> Are there SANA-II drivers for the serial port?? Is the Amiga Serial port fast
> enough??.. Should a generic terminal program correctly handle using these
> pins correctly?? 

 If you are going to be using a 1B+d link, I would say YES, buy a SERIAL CARD,
 lock it at 115,200 and use it for your ISDN link. Do not use the internal
 serial port. It will WORK, but you are simply cheating YOURSELF out of speed.

 If your TA can push through 128k PLUS 4:1 data compression (it can) and your
 Amiga is moving along at 38.4k with the internal port, WHAT is the point of
 having ISDN?
 
 If you are /serious/ about your ISDN link, I wholeheartedly suggest that you
 buy an Ethernet card to drive your TA. You will NEVER regret spending the 
 money when you see the raw SPEED you will get.

> So I guess at this point, the next step is "What software do I need to put
> this TCP stuff to the serial port" then I can get the ISDN line hooked up
> and try and figure out how to get it working..

 AmiTCP, which comes with rhCSLIP.device in the first place, alternatively
 PPP.device, or Ethernet; a used card can be had for $250US (oh, sorry. I 
 don't KNOW for a fact that the ISDN TA you own supports Ethernet. If it DOES
 then you are set up for whichever way you want to go.) 

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