>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
