Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:40:34 -0700 (PDT) From: daniel B <danielb@pacex.net> To: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk> Cc: alvermark@teligent.se, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dial-out server? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990811083418.4370A-100000@almazs.pacex.net> In-Reply-To: <199908091612.RAA51695@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Brian Somers wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > I have a lot of users using a modem to dial out to various locations. Up > > til now I've had one machine with FreeBSD and a modem to do the job. Very > > simple setup, I use the userland ppp with the -auto option. Problem is > > that it can only be used to reach one destination at a time and I have to > > manually quit ppp and start it with another setting whenever the user(s) > > want it to reach another destination I'm now thinking of setting up a > > dedicated server for this, with maybe 3 or 4 modems. > > > > I was wondering if I can make ppp (or some other program) to pick a modem > > thats not in use automatically, as there will be more "destinations" than > > modems. > > How about > > set device /dev/cuaa0 /dev/cuaa1 /dev/cuaa2 /dev/cuaa3 > > Ppp will attempt to lock each in order and will use the first one it > manages to lock. Locking is standard across all (standard) programs > - see uucplock(3). > > > Or do you know about any good hardware to do this, that's not too > > expensive. > > > > I'm thinking about something like a box with an incoming ISDN PRI, a > > number of modems, and then a FreeBSD box with a multiport card. But I > > don't know if such hardward exists... Yea! we have such a setup like you've just mentioned but a RAS with a PRI interface and modems is not cheap! 8K+ is what you're looking at. You could go with modem racks that has biuilt-in terminal servers and that simply connect to your FBSD network and talk IP, users just telnet to the rack and get IP/PPP/SLIP sessions. Dan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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