From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Aug 11 9:50:55 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.freebsd.org.uk [194.242.128.198]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C684156B6 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:50:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA16747; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:50:08 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (brian@localhost.lan.Awfulhak.org [127.0.0.1]) by keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA02502; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:52:06 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199908111652.RAA02502@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: "Ptacek, Chris" Cc: daniel B , Brian Somers , alvermark@teligent.se, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dial-out server? In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:56:40 MDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:52:06 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 -- Brian Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message