From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Apr 10 20:37:21 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA23052 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 10 Apr 1997 20:37:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.MCESTATE.COM (mail.MCESTATE.COM [207.211.200.50]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA23047 for ; Thu, 10 Apr 1997 20:37:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (vince@localhost) by mail.MCESTATE.COM (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA13102; Thu, 10 Apr 1997 20:36:59 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 20:36:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Vincent Poy To: Steve cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Some advice needed. In-Reply-To: <199704102335.QAA09566@kirk.edmweb.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Steve wrote: > > What would be needed besides modems and the FreeBSD machine to > > provide slip/ppp services in addition to shell access? > > Phone lines and an upstream provider. Probably a multi-port serial card > as well, if your friend wants more than just a handful of modems. I already know about the phone lines part and an upstream provider since the upstream provider is a must. Is there anyway for the remote pop to just have numbers that forward to another number or does a terminal server physically have to be there? > FreeBSD has all of the necessary software needed to function as a > terminal server. Hardware and connectivity are the only other tech > issues to worry about. Business issues (marketing, accounting, etc) are > also important. What is the maximum modems a multi-port serial card can handle and how many can you put into a box? Cheers, Vince - vince@MCESTATE.COM - vince@GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] GaiaNet Corporation - M & C Estate / / / / | / | __] ] Beverly Hills, California USA 90210 / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____]