Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:52:06 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk> To: "Ptacek, Chris" <Ptacek@pwrh.com> Cc: daniel B <danielb@pacex.net>, Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk>, alvermark@teligent.se, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dial-out server? Message-ID: <199908111652.RAA02502@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:56:40 MDT." <A48DBC4E0A0CD311BE0E0060B06A21BA93D080@bozeman.pwrh.com>
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Digiboard Xem's should do the job (using the dgm driver).
> 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
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