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FarSite appoints Delphis Informatica S.r.l. as the Distributor for Italy

UK comms product developers FarSite Communications have appointed Delphis Informatica Srl as distributors for their communications products in Italy.

Delphis will handle the full range of FarSite products including the FarLinX SAT 100, a Satellite access IP router, and the FarSync Wide Area Networking (WAN) PCI cards with synchronous serial interfaces (E1, V.35, X.21 and V.24) for use on Windows 2000, Server 2003, XP and Linux (32 and 64 bit). The product range also includes a variety of special purpose TCP-to-X.25 Gateways.

The appointment of Delphis is a continuation of FarSite's expansion into growth markets. This is being achieved through partnerships with locally based organisations that have the ability to address and support the growing demand for corporate communications solutions in their area.

FarSync X25 High Capacity Pack for Linux - FarSync X.25 software with support for over 4,000 VCs per line plus many other new features

FarSite have developed a very high Virtual Circuit (VC) version of the popular FarSync X.25 range of products for Linux. Up to a huge 4,095 X.25 VCs can be supported per line, the maximum that the X.25 standard permits. This means for example 8,190 VCs on the 2 port FarSync X25 T2U where the standard version supports 254.

Linux is increasingly being viewed as a reliable, cost-effective platform for WAN hubs and this has led to demand for high VC count, high-density X.25 products. The FarSync X25 High Capacity Pack for Linux provides an excellent solution for this requirement since it can be used with multiple FarSync X.25 cards. 1, 2 and 4 port cards are available.

As part of the release the maximum line speed has been increased to 8.448 MBits/s. As well as text file configuration a new Java and XML-based GUI configuration application is available. Customer applications using the standard X.25 Sockets API are 100% compatible with the FarSync X25 High Capacity Pack for Linux.

The FarSync X25 High Capacity Pack for Linux is supported on the FarSync X25 T1U, T2U and T4U adapters.

A Beta release is available now with the final release in September, for further information contact us.

Main new features of the release

• Up to 4095 VCs per X.25 line
• Maximum line speed increased to 8.448 MBits/s
• Java GUI application for configuration (see sample screen)

Order details

• FarSite appoints Sam Boo System Corp as the South Korean Distributor

See the FarSite contact page for further information.

  E1 (G.703/G.704) Universal PCI / PCI-X card for Linux

The intelligent FarSync WAN TE1 card brings comprehensive E1 support to Linux. Full bandwidth on unstructured E1 G.703 lines (2.048 Mbits/s) and fractional E1 G.704 (64 Kbits/s to 1.984 Mbits/s) are supported with easy software configuration.

Both the modern RJ48C (RJ45) connectors and the traditional twin coax are available on the card so if you are not sure what connector type is being used you won't go wrong using the FarSync WAN TE1. Whether you are connecting to the Internet, satellite links, private networks using TCP/IP or interconnecting sites using leased lines a FarSync card provides the connectivity solution, replacing standalone routers and firewalls with an integrated solution on a PC/Server.

The cards install seamlessly under Linux kernel series 2.2, 2.4 and 2.6 on both single and multiprocessor systems. The drivers are included as standard in the kernel. Distributions by Redhat, SuSE, Slackware, Mandriva, Debian, Fedora and many more are supported.

The link level protocol can be PPP, Cisco HDLC or Frame Relay. The serial port provides a standard point-to-point network interface controllable with all the standard Linux networking tools.

See the full E1 adapter datasheet here.

The FarSync WAN TE1 is available now, contact us for further information.

Enhancements to the FarSync TCP-X25 POS Gateway

A new version of the popular POS gateway has been released with a number of significant enhancements

For further details see the FarSync TCP-X25 POS Gateway page.

Java API for FarSync X.25 cards

The Java API has been successfully in use in live applications since June 03.

The API is available now, it may be download from the download section of the web site.

FarSync X.25 cards for Itanium servers

The X.25 and ISO transport protocols run on the intelligent adapters
Line speeds up to 2 Mbits/s supported
X.21, V.35, RS232C, EIA 530 and RS449 network interfaces supported
1, 2 and 4 port cards
Multiple cards installable
Sockets style API to X.25
Java API
Line Monitor utility application
Developers Toolkit included with the product

FarSync X25 for Itanium is available now, contact us for further information.

FarSync X.25 Switch module for Windows with TCP/IP Gateway transfer support

The FarSync Switch can support up to 16 ports (4 FarSync X.25 4 port cards), X.25 lines can be added simply by installing further FarSync 2 and 4 port x.25 cards. The network connection can be a mixture of RS232, X.21 and V.35, with ports being configured for both DCE and DTE operation.

As well as providing a low cost X.25 switch as against that offered by conventional dedicated devices the Switch support software can also operate in conjunction with the FarSync TCP-X25 Gateway range to provide a elegant filtered pass through system. Using a 2 port FarSync card an X.25 line can be split (one side DTE the other DCE) and data traffic passed through the FarSync card. The FarSync TCP-X25 Gateway running on the same PC/Server can be configured to filter off selected X.25 traffic to allow the Gateway to transfer it over a TCP/IP network leaving the remainder to be passed on down the X.25 line. This allows for a very smooth and iterative migration path where it is required to transition X.25 traffic over a TCP/IP network whilst still retaining some traffic over the x.25 network.

The FarSync X.25 Switch module, product code FS9602 is available now, it is already in use to handle live traffic in the Airline Network booking system, contact us for further information.

FarSync OEM M1P - PCMCIA WAN card with Windows CE drivers

The PCMCIA type II PC Card has a single synchronous port with soft selectable X.21, V.35, EIA530 and RS232C interfaces these features are built in Littelfuse high speed ESD and over-voltage protection. External and internal line clocking is supported. The cable connects to the card with FCI rocard connectors.

The driver is implemented as a standard CE Pnp stream interface device driver. The application interface to the driver is a subset of Microsoft's Synchronous Dumb Card Interface (SDCI) as implemented in the equivalent Windows NT4/W2K/XP driver for FarSync T-Series cards. The IOCTLs that make up this API should be familiar to anyone who has used the FarSync cards on other Windows platforms

 FarSync WAN T1U - high speed single port PCI-X communications card

The FarSync WAN T1U is available and shipping now.

The half-length card can operate in 32-bit, 64-bit and PCI-X slots running at either 66 or 33 MHz and will enable operation in newer 1U rack-mount PCs that have just a single 66 MHz 3.3 volt PCI slot. It features bus-mastering to an on-board CPU and communications controller and is supported on Linux, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Versions of the card are available as part of the FarSync WAN range of high-speed routing products.

The board is compliant with PCI version 2.3 as well as the forthcoming PCI 3.0 standard

For a larger photo click here. For more detailed information on the Windows release see FarSync WAN T-Series for Linux and FarSync WAN T-Series for Windows.

 Two new 1 and 2 port Universal PCI X.25 cards released - more performance and flexibility

The new FarSync X.25 T1U and T2U adapters has been developed to provide very high performance X.25 connectivity for Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0 and Linux. The competitively priced 1 and 2 port PCI cards in the range are capable of driving each line at speeds of up to 8.448 Mbits/s (E2) with support for RS232C, X.21 and V.35 network interfaces.

The FarSync X25 T1U and FarSync X25 T2U are PCI version 2.2 compliant and PCI-X compatible, these universal cards can operate in PCs using either 3.3 volt or 5 volt signaling. The adapters are suitable for PCs with both 32 bit bus and 64 bit bus configurations. Power for the cards is derived from the 3.3 volt supply rail.

The X.25 software has a host of features including ISO Transport (classes 0 to 3), IP over X.25, support for openFT/FTAM, a WinSock2 compliant Sockets API, a COM Port API, and low level NCB API.

The comprehensive Developers Toolkit is included with each product. The LAP-B layer 2 (HDLC) is also directly accessible by its own API. A GUI multi-port Line Monitor and a Line Statistics application are supplied.

The new cards with support for both Windows and Linux version are shipping now.

For more detailed information on the Windows release see the FarSync X25 datasheet. The datasheet for the support on Linux will be released shortly

New release available of the FarSync X25 T-Series software for Linux

Available for download now is a new release of the FarSync X25 T-Series driver for Linux, version 2.01

Features Summary:

FarSync X25 T1U and FarSync X25 T2U cards Supported
New functions added to the Sockets API
Some problems corrected in the Sockets API

It is recommended users of the Sockets API upgrade to this new release. The new driver may be download from here

New release available of the FarSync WAN T-Series software for Windows

Available for download now is a new release of the FarSync WAN T-Series driver for Windows version 3.2.0.
New Features Summary:

FarSync WAN T1U and FarSync WAN T2U Cards Supported
 

The new driver may be download from here
For further details about the product see FarSync WAN T-Series for Windows

New release available of the FarSync WAN T-Series software for Linux and a Port Monitoring Utility

Available for download now is a new release of the FarSync WAN T-Series driver for Linux version 1.02.0, the drivers have a number of improvements over previous releases.
New Features Summary:

FarSync WAN T1U and FarSync WAN T2U Cards Supported
Improved Performance
New Invert Clock Feature
New Dual Clocking Feature
FarSync Port Test Utility

The new driver may be download from here
For further details about the product see FarSync WAN T-Series for Linux

The FarSync T-Series Network Daemon Port Monitoring Utility is a small application that may be used to monitor the state of single or multiple lines by means of the DCD (V.24/V.35) or Indicate (X.21) signals. Once started it runs in the background, continuously monitoring the state of each desired ports.

Available for download from here

 Two new WAN communications X.21 /V.35 adapters released - more performance and flexibility

FarSite has released 2 new communications cards to add to the FarSync WAN T-Series product range. The new products comprise the 1 port FarSync WAN T1U and the 2 port FarSync WAN T2U.

The adapters have a number of new features that considerably increase the performance and flexibility over previous models. The new cards have a bus mastering universal PCI interface. They are compliant with the latest PCI 2.2 spec and compatible with the PCI-X standard. This means the cards will operate in both 32 and 64 bits PCI slots. The WAN interface connecters on the back of the card are now one per port, this means that it is much easier to mix the types of network interface connector cables fitted to the card. The bus mastering has improved system performance by reducing the load on the host CPU and adapter during data transfer which is of particular benefit when using lines of more than 4 Mbits/sec.

Drivers are provided for Linux, Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4.0. The products are shipping now.

For more detailed information about the new products see FarSync WAN T1U/T2U on Linux and FarSync WAN T1U/T2U on Windows

Product range name change 

The FarSync X21 T-Series product range has been renamed to the FarSync WAN T-Series. The name has been changed to reduce the misunderstanding that the adapters in the range just support X.21 type connections as V.35 and RS232C type connections are supported as well.

As part of the renaming process and with the forthcoming introduction of 2 new adapters to the range, the products which previously included cables with the adapter will be dropped. From now on the cables will be ordered as a separate product code to that of the adapter and software

For further information please email us at .

 Sockets API for FarSync X.25 Windows products

FarSite has enhanced its popular FarSync X.25 product range for Windows XP, 2000 and NT with a WinSock2 compliant Sockets interface. The Sockets API supports multiple X.25 related address families and operates in parallel with the established NCB API and Com Port API.

Sockets APIs have become extremely popular recently as a simple, easy to use API to access TCP/IP communications networks. The Sockets support for the FarSync X.25 cards retain this ease of use and also allows the special features of X.25 to be accessed.

The FarSync Windows Sockets interface supports standard AF_ISO/ISOPROTO_X25 sockets used by a number of applications, such as MS-Exchange. It also supports an alternative address family, AF_X25, to allow easy porting of applications between Windows and Linux.

Applications developed in many programming languages including C++, Java, Visual Basic and Delphi can use the Sockets API to the FarSync X.25 cards. Porting TCP/IP applications to X.25 becomes a simple task.

The Sockets API is supported on the 2 and 4 port FarSync X25 T-Series cards and the FarSync X25 M1P PCMCIA card.

The Sockets API support can be downloaded from here.

This API is available now as a beta release with a full release later this year, for further information please email us at .

FarSite introduce FarSync T2U 3.3/5 volt Universal PCI high-speed Communications Card

The half-length card will work in 32-bit, 64-bit and PCI-X slots running at either 66 or 33 MHz and will enable operation in newer 1U rack-mount PCs that have just a single 66 MHz 3.3 volt PCI slot. It features bus-mastering to an on-board CPU and comms controller and will be supported on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows .NET Server 2003 and Linux. Versions of the card will be available for the FarSync X21 range of high-speed routing products and for the FarSync X25 range of X.25 products. An OEM toolkit for the card will be available.

The board is compliant with PCI version 2.3 as well as the forthcoming PCI 3.0 standard.

For a high resolution photo click here.

FarSync X25 Linux Sockets based X.25 API now available for download

The NCB interface can operate in parallel with the Sockets interface, ie applications can use both interfaces at the same time.

The source code for the Sockets interface library is provided as part of the driver code. The release of the Socket interface is targeted for kernel versions 2.4.n and 2.2n.

Download the software from here

API to the HDLC layer introduced to the FarSync X.25 products

FarSync PCI 3.3/5 volt signaling Universal cards to be introduced

FarSync X.25 products on Windows to support ISO Transport

FarSync X.25 products to support OpenFT FTAM

FarSync X25 T-Series version 2.0 for Linux adds Sockets based X.25 API

The NCB interface can operate in parallel with the Sockets interface, ie applications can use both interfaces at the same time.

The source code for the Sockets interface library is provided as part of the driver code. The initial release of the Socket interface is targeted for kernel versions 2.4.n, support for kernel version 2.2 will follow later.

Download the datasheet here, email for further information.

New release - FarSync X.25 software for Linux now available for download

  FarSync X25 T4P 4 port card now available on Linux

New release - FarSync X.25 software for Windows now available for download

  FarSync X25 M1P, a PCMCIA X.25 card with support for X.21, V.35 and RS232 network interfaces is now shipping

See FarSync X25 M1P for further information.

  Major new release the FarSync X.25 software now shipping

See FarSync X25 T-Series for further information.

MikroTik Router supports FarSync X21 T-Series cards

The MikroTik Router is available at a very reasonable cost from www.mikrotik.com it features an excellent GUI allowing remote configuration and monitoring.

For further details please email

  ADVANCE NOTICE: Major new release of the FarSync X.25 software on Windows XP, 2000 and NT

For details on obtaining a beta release please email

  ADVANCE NOTICE: FarSync M1P, a PCMCIA card with support for X.21, V.35 and RS232 available in Q1

New troubleshooting guide added for FarSync X21 T-Series on Linux

  Additional SMS message protocols supported by the FarSync TCP-X25 SMS Router

  A Line monitor and a Routing Configuration Guide are among the new features in the latest release of FarSync X21 T-Series software for Windows XP/2000/NT

  Transparent bit stream support added to the FarSync OEM cards for Windows XP/2000/NT

  4 port intelligent communications card for OEM developers