From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Jan 23 15:41:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA20076 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 15:41:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from nimbus.superior.net (root@nimbus.superior.net [206.153.96.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA20069 for ; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 15:41:18 -0800 (PST) Received: (from exidor@localhost) by nimbus.superior.net (8.8.5/8.8.4) id SAA20162; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 18:40:42 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 18:40:42 -0500 From: exidor@superior.net (Christopher Masto) To: hsu@clinet.fi (Heikki Suonsivu) Cc: lenc@earth.infinetconsulting.com (Leonard Chua), freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 56K vs X2? References: <199701240057.CAA09148@news.clinet.fi> X-Mailer: Mutt 0.57 Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <199701240057.CAA09148@news.clinet.fi>; from Heikki Suonsivu on Jan 24, 1997 02:57:00 +0200 Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Heikki Suonsivu writes: > I would appreciate comments on experiences with Ascend MAX4k, Cisco 5200, > PM3, and possible other solutions (not separate modems and other wirechaos > systems, we already have one). Anyone using PM3, it seems to be the most > affordable solution, but least common here in Europe and a fresh product > compared to Ascend ? We just got a two PM3s and the four channelized T1s to go with them (no ISDN here). They seem to work absolutely wonderfully. In the space of a few modems, they can handle 96 incoming calls, whereas we previously had a wall full of equipment for 60 lines. Digital modem banks are really the only way to go nowadays.. at least for the ISPs that aren't run out of someone's kitchen. -- Christopher Masto . . . . Superior Net Support: support@superior.net chris@masto.com . . . . . Masto Consulting: info@masto.com On the Future, Where it is: It's a question of wheather we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back. - Vice President Dan Quale.