Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:01:05 GMT From: efinley@castlenet.com (Elliot Finley) To: Ricardo AG Almeida <ricardag@ag.com.br> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Q: which ppp to use? Message-ID: <34bba05d.3626091@castlenet.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980111052725.009793d0@ptero.ag.com.br> References: <3.0.32.19980111052725.009793d0@ptero.ag.com.br>
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On Sun, 11 Jan 1998 05:27:27 -0200, you wrote: > > >>>>If I plan on having up to 200 simultaneous ppp dialins on a single >>>>box, which ppp would be better? pppd or user ppp? >>> >>>Neither one, because that airplane will not fly. >>> >>>32 ports per box, or perhaps 64 with the right stuff, hardware wise. >>>You will need more than one box. >> >>What is the limiting factor? Memory? Cpu power? what? >> >>My box is a Pentium II 233, with 64MB ram.... How much processing >>power and memory does a portmaster have? If I need more memory I'll >>just put more memory in it... So what IS the limiting factor? > >Supposing that you set up several 16-port serial boards, you will need 13 >free slots to get your box running... > Your math skills are excellent... How many free slots will it take if I use 64, or even 128 port cards? -- Elliot Finley (efinley@castlenet.com) President Hiawatha Coal Company
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