diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml index a756bcdc27..f7484c17f3 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ @@ -1073,8 +1073,6 @@ hostname myclient.mydomain ISDN - Last modified by &a.wlloyd;. - A good resource for information on ISDN technology and hardware is Dan Kegel's ISDN Page. @@ -1221,51 +1219,56 @@ hostname myclient.mydomain router, and with a simple 386 FreeBSD box driving it, probably more flexible. - The choice of sync/TA v.s. stand-alone router is largely a religious - issue. There has been some discussion of this in the mailing lists. - I suggest you search the archives for the - complete discussion. + The choice of sync/TA v.s. stand-alone router is largely a + religious issue. There has been some discussion of this in + the mailing lists. I suggest you search the archives for + the complete discussion. Stand-alone ISDN Bridges/Routers - ISDN bridges or routers are not at all specific to FreeBSD or any - other operating system. For a more complete description of routing - and bridging technology, please refer to a Networking reference - book. + ISDN bridges or routers are not at all specific to FreeBSD + or any other operating system. For a more complete + description of routing and bridging technology, please refer + to a Networking reference book. In the context of this page, the terms router and bridge will be used interchangeably. - As the cost of low end ISDN routers/bridges comes down, it will - likely become a more and more popular choice. An ISDN router is a - small box that plugs directly into your local Ethernet network(or - card), and manages its own connection to the other bridge/router. It - has all the software to do PPP and other protocols built in. + As the cost of low end ISDN routers/bridges comes down, it + will likely become a more and more popular choice. An ISDN + router is a small box that plugs directly into your local + Ethernet network(or card), and manages its own connection to + the other bridge/router. It has all the software to do PPP + and other protocols built in. - A router will allow you much faster throughput that a standard TA, - since it will be using a full synchronous ISDN connection. + A router will allow you much faster throughput that a + standard TA, since it will be using a full synchronous ISDN + connection. The main problem with ISDN routers and bridges is that - interoperability between manufacturers can still be a problem. If you - are planning to connect to an Internet provider, you should - discuss your needs with them. + interoperability between manufacturers can still be a problem. + If you are planning to connect to an Internet provider, you + should discuss your needs with them. - If you are planning to connect two lan segments together, ie: home - lan to the office lan, this is the simplest lowest maintenance - solution. Since you are buying the equipment for both sides of the - connection you can be assured that the link will work. + If you are planning to connect two LAN segments together, + ie: home LAN to the office LAN, this is the simplest lowest + maintenance solution. Since you are buying the equipment for + both sides of the connection you can be assured that the link + will work. - For example to connect a home computer or branch office network to - a head office network the following setup could be used. + For example to connect a home computer or branch office + network to a head office network the following setup could be + used. Branch office or Home network - Network is 10 Base T Ethernet. Connect router to network cable - with AUI/10BT transceiver, if necessary. + Network uses a bus based topology with 10 base 2 + Ethernet ("thinnet"). Connect router to network cable with + AUI/10BT transceiver, if necessary. @@ -1285,7 +1288,7 @@ ISDN BRI line - 10 Base T Ethernet + 10 Base 2 Ethernet @@ -1295,9 +1298,10 @@ ISDN BRI line - Head office or other lan + Head office or other LAN - Network is Twisted Pair Ethernet. + Network uses a star topology with 10 base T Ethernet + ("Twisted Pair"). @@ -2966,7 +2970,7 @@ dhcp_flags="" <filename>/etc/namedb/named.conf</filename> - // $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml,v 1.46 2001/06/23 22:46:15 murray Exp $ + // $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml,v 1.47 2001/06/24 03:06:38 murray Exp $ // // Refer to the named(8) man page for details. If you are ever going // to setup a primary server, make sure you've understood the hairy