2 $FreeBSD: src/share/examples/isdn/README,v 1.7.2.1 2001/08/10 14:59:46 obrien Exp $
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9 Version 1.00.00 / May 2001
17 voice: +49 4101 473574
23 The isdn4bsd package is:
25 Copyright (c) 1997, 2001 by Hellmuth Michaelis. All rights reserved.
27 The standard FreeBSD license applies, for details see the file
28 /usr/share/examples/etc/bsd-style-copyright
32 isdn4bsd would not be what it is without
33 the help and support of many people,
38 Vote with your wallet: in case you want to buy new ISDN hardware,
39 buy it from manufacturers who support the development of i4b,
40 for a list of supporters have a look at file ThankYou!
44 This package is postcard-ware:
45 ==============================
47 The (for laywer infected places: optional) license fee for using
48 isdn4bsd is sending a picture postcard of your home town.
49 My address can be found at the top of this file.
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58 3. Which BSD's are supported ?
59 4. Which ISDN cards are supported ?
60 5. Where do i find documentation for isdn4bsd ?
61 6. How do i install isdn4bsd ?
62 7. Where do i get support for isdn4bsd ?
63 8. Where do i get commercial support for isdn4bsd ?
64 9. How can i help and/or support isdn4bsd ?
65 10. How do i report bugs ?
66 11. Is there a mailing-list available for isdn4bsd ?
67 12. Where can i get isdn4bsd ?
68 13. What is the reward for reading everything in this file ?
74 It may be illegal in your country to connect an isdn4bsd based machine
75 using a passive ISDN card to the ISDN at your site because the protocol
76 stack of isdn4bsd, which is necessary to run passive cards, has not been
77 approved by the telecommunication certification authority of your country.
78 If in doubt, please contact your local ISDN provider !
81 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
82 ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
83 IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
84 ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
85 FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
86 DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
87 OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
88 HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
89 LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
90 OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
97 Isdn4bsd (or in short i4b) is a package for interfacing a computer running
98 FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD or BSD/OS to the ISDN.
100 The only ISDN protocol currently supported by the drivers for passive cards
101 is the BRI protocol specified in I.430, Q.921 and Q.931; better known as
104 Other ISDN Protocols may be / are supported by the microcode of the supported
107 Isdn4bsd allows you to make IP network connections by using either IP packets
108 sent in raw HDLC frames on the B channel or by using built-in synchronous PPP
109 (or using userland ppp, this is experimental and only available for FreeBSD).
111 For telephony, isdn4bsd can answer incoming phone calls like an answering
112 machine and now has preliminary dialout capabilities for voice and data calls.
115 3. Which BSD's are supported ?
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121 FreeBSD-STABLE and FreeBSD-CURRENT is supported
122 by this version of isdn4bsd.
124 I4b was integrated into FreeBSD in January 1999, so it is part
125 of the base FreeBSD system since FreeBSD 3.x.
127 Please take the time to read the available documentation carefully.
132 The NetBSD specific support and the Diehl driver was written by
133 Martin Husemann, (martin@netbsd.org). Isdn4bsd was integrated
134 into the NetBSD tree in January 2001, please have a look at
135 http://www.de.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/isdn/ for more
140 The NetBSD/Amiga specific support was done by Ignatios Souvatzis,
145 The NetBSD/Atari specific support was done by Leo Weppelman,
150 This port is still experimental!
152 The NetBSD/Alpha specific support was done by Jan-Hinrich Fessel,
153 (oskar@zippo.unna.ping.de)
157 Nikolay Sturm (sturm@physik.rwth-aachen.de) sent in patches to
158 support OpenBSD/i386 2.6, they are still experimental and since
159 i don't run OpenBSD i have no idea on the state of affairs.
163 The BSD/OS 4.0 specific support was done by Bert Driehuis. The
164 support is not yet complete. Please contact Bert directly in case
165 of questions regarding this at driehuis@playbeing.org.
168 4. Which ISDN cards are supported ?
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171 For a list of supported ISDN cards, please have a look at
172 the file "SupportedCards".
174 Please have a look at the ReleaseNotes file !
177 5. Where do i find documentation for isdn4bsd ?
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180 - in case you are upgrading from previous versions of isdn4bsd, have a
181 look at the ReleaseNotes file in the top level directory for major
182 changes and improvements.
184 - For installation instructions have a look at the isdn4bsd handbook
185 available online at http://people.freebsd.org/~hm/
187 - isdn4bsd has a homepage at http://www.freebsd-support.de/i4b/ where i
188 will try to maintain links to docs, updates and errata.
190 - Every program and every driver has a man page.
191 Hint: try "apropos isdn4bsd", it displays all available manual pages.
193 - The file Overview contains a short technical overview of the inner
194 workings of isdn4bsd.
196 - The file Resources contains URL's and ISBN's to more interesting ISDN
200 6. How do i install isdn4bsd ?
201 ------------------------------
203 Read the installation instructions in the isdn4bsd handbook which is
204 available online at http://people.freebsd.org/~hm/
206 In case they are incomplete, unclear, wrong or outdated, please send me an
207 update for inclusion into a future distribution!
210 7. Where do i get support for isdn4bsd ?
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213 Please send all questions regarding the installation, configuration
214 and setup of isdn4bsd to the isdn4bsd mailing list (see below).
216 Please do not send me private mail asking for help with the installation,
217 configuration and setup of isdn4bsd: due to the amount of mail of this
218 type i'm no longer able to reply to those mails.
220 Before sending mail asking for help, PLEASE (!) read the supplied
221 documentation, the examples, the handbook, the manual pages and the FAQ !
223 I will support and help with isdn4bsd as my time permits it. Please
224 keep in mind that in this case support is given on a voluntary basis
225 and your questions might not be answered immediately.
227 Also, i strongly recommend subscribing to the mailing list mentioned below.
229 Due to the experience gained supporting the predecessor of isdn4bsd, let
230 me please clearly state that there is no guarantee that your bug will be
231 fixed within some specific amount of time, in fact there is no guarantee
232 that your bug will be fixed at all; i'll do my best but there might be
233 more important things going on in my life than giving free support for
236 Some bugs seem to occur only in certain environments and are not
237 reproduceable here without access to the equipment you are connected
238 to or other equipment like ISDN simulators (which i don't get access to
239 for free): in this case you are the only person being able to trace down
242 There is a web page for i4b at http://www.freebsd-support.de/i4b available
243 where i will put bugfixes, updates and contributions. In particular it has
244 an "errata" page, where you should look in case you have problems with i4b.
247 8. Where do i get commercial support for isdn4bsd ?
248 ----------------------------------------------------
250 In case you want to pay for support, maintenance, enhancements, extensions
251 to isdn4bsd or whatever else you may need, it is possible to hire me for
252 reasonable rates through my employer HCS GmbH; in this case please contact
253 me for details at hm@hcs.de and/or look at http://www.freebsd-support.de
256 9. How can i help and/or support isdn4bsd ?
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261 I'm open for constructive suggestions, bugreports, fixes, patches,
262 enhancements and comments to improve isdn4bsd.
264 Please send all questions regarding the installation, configuration
265 and setup of isdn4bsd to the isdn4bsd mailing list.
267 Please send flames to /dev/null and/or start writing your own ISDN package.
269 Isdn4bsd is a project on a voluntary basis and writing and supporting
270 communication systems like isdn4bsd costs much money and much time.
272 Any contribution in terms of equipment, cards, documentation, cash
273 and/or daytime payed work on isdn4bsd will be highly appreciated!
275 You can help by not only reporting bugs, but by sending in a patch for
276 the problem together with a bugreport.
278 In case you cannot fix something yourself, please describe your problem
279 as detailed as possible, include information which version of an operating
280 system you are running, which ISDN board you are using, to which kind
281 of ISDN equipment (like the brand of PBX) you are connected etc. etc.
283 In case you want to get a currently unsupported card supported, write a
284 low level driver for it yourself and submit it. In case you can't write
285 it yourself there is a good chance to get it supported if you can donate
286 one of those cards and - if at all possible - docs for it.
289 10. How do i report bugs ?
290 --------------------------
292 Please submit patches ONLY as context diffs (diff -c)!
294 I vastly prefer receiving bug fixes and enhancements that are clearly
295 differentiated. I don't always know what to do with large patches that
296 contain many bugs and enhances folded into the same context diffs.
298 Please keep it to one fix or enhancement per patch!
300 If your change modifies the external interface of an isdn4bsd program,
301 i.e. more config options, command-line switches, new programs, etc.,
302 then please also include patches for the manual pages and documentation.
307 11. Is there a mailing-list available for isdn4bsd ?
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310 There is a mailing list available at
312 freebsd-isdn@freebsd.org
314 The list is maintained by majordomo, so i.e. to subscribe,
315 send a mail with the text
317 subscribe freebsd-isdn
319 in the message body sent to
321 majordomo@freebsd.org
323 This mailing list is NOT (!) FreeBSD specific, everyone is welcome there!
326 12. Where can i get isdn4bsd ?
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329 The isdn4bsd package is part of FreeBSD since FreeBSD 3.0-RELEASE so you
330 get isdn4bsd where you can get FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org
332 Isdn4bsd has its own homepage at
334 http://www.freebsd-support.de/i4b
338 13. What is the reward for reading everything in this file ?
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