From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Aug 11 8:55:30 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from bozeman.pwrh.com (bozeman.vlt.com [199.201.184.209]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E2A214D1D for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:55:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Ptacek@pwrh.com) Received: by bozeman.pwrh.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:56:40 -0600 Message-ID: From: "Ptacek, Chris" To: daniel B , Brian Somers Cc: alvermark@teligent.se, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Dial-out server? Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:56:40 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org What kind of card are you using for this? I have been looking for a multimodem card that I can use with FreeBSD. Thanks, Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: daniel B [SMTP:danielb@pacex.net] > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 9:41 AM > To: Brian Somers > Cc: alvermark@teligent.se; freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Dial-out server? > > > > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message