Re: ISDN in Debian 2.0: questions.
>I am about to try my first kernel compilation ever and I'd like to know
>wheter ISDN support should be compiled in.
I think so. You should compile the HiSax drivers in. But a current
Debian kernel should have ISDN support compiled in.
>Moreover, is isdn4linux necessary in addition to the ISDN package that comes
>with Debian? This issue is not addressed in the FAQ.
No, you only need the isdnutils.
>In the Debian documentation, I read that isdnutils is all you need to run
>an ISDN connection.
That's right.
>Do you know whether isdn4linux can be compiled with the new glibc6
>libraries?
I don't think that a kernel depends on libraries.
>Can anybody suggest a card (passive, active?)?
I had no problems with an old Teles S0 16.3, but had problems with a
Teles PNP. All cards with an Siemens chip should work: AVM Fritzcard,
Elsa, Sedlbauer,... Don't know if the current Teles cards works. Look
at the isdn4linux FAQ and in newsgroups (I think there is
alt.de.isdn4linux newsgroup - use www.dejanews.com)
>Does one use plain PPP to connect, or Seyon, or a similar communication
>program?
There is a ipppd for synchronous PPP in the isdnutils package.
tschüß, Oliver
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