Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 02:25:18 +1000 From: Andrew <mynet@uq.net.au> To: Travis Stevenson <tstevenson@lcsd2.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Recommended Multiport Card Message-ID: <374C206E.92794708@uq.net.au> References: <000301bea792$5660f090$0b9f5a89@dublin.lcsd2.org>
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I have used stallion cards before and found them to be very good http://www.stallion.com However I wouldn't recommend using a multiport serial card these days. Instead you are MUCH better off with a digital terminal server . That way clients can dial in at 56K ( or close to it ). Not only is the speed better but also clients get better ping times and less dropouts due to you having a digital connection to the exchange . Also it is MUCH less headache for the administrator as you don't have lots of modems and analogue lines to deal with. Livingston ( now owned by Lucent ) have some great terminal servers for a reasonable cost. There are many other brands that are good such as Ascend , Bay networks , ACC , Cisco , USRobotics/3Comm and others. The cost may be more at first but in the long term it is a much better solution. Andrew Travis Stevenson wrote: > What multiport cards do any of you guy's recommend for Dialin access > on FreeBSD 3.2. > > Travis Stevenson > Network Engineer > Lincoln County School District #2 > tstevenson@lcsd2.org > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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