Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 10:46:43 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> To: kurto@tiny.mcs.usu.edu (Kurt Olsen) Cc: freebsd-isp@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring FreeBSD for ISP Message-ID: <199602011646.KAA08980@brasil.moneng.mei.com> In-Reply-To: <199601311747.KAA18769@tiny.mcs.usu.edu> from "Kurt Olsen" at Jan 31, 96 10:47:17 am
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> Hello, > > I'm going to be consulting with one of our local ISPs to convert their > dialin box from linux to freebsd. I would really appreciate any suggestions > you could give me as to configuring the thing for 16-32 users. The > machine itself is a 486, with a BOCA 2016 multiport serial card. I'm > not sure of it memory capacity or disk capacity, but I assume it will be > enough for ppp and slip. Currently there are 8 modems and we will be > upgrading to 12, but I want to leave some room to grow, etc. > > Thanks, > Kurt Olsen > kurto@tiny.mcs.usu.edu Kernel changes: ... maxusers 32 ... options COM_MULTIPORT #code for some cards with shared IRQs ... device sio8 at isa? port 0x100 tty flags 0x1705 device sio9 at isa? port 0x108 tty flags 0x1705 device sio10 at isa? port 0x110 tty flags 0x1705 device sio11 at isa? port 0x118 tty flags 0x1705 device sio12 at isa? port 0x120 tty flags 0x1705 device sio13 at isa? port 0x128 tty flags 0x1705 device sio14 at isa? port 0x130 tty flags 0x1705 device sio15 at isa? port 0x138 tty flags 0x1705 device sio16 at isa? port 0x140 tty flags 0x1705 device sio17 at isa? port 0x148 tty flags 0x1705 device sio18 at isa? port 0x150 tty flags 0x1705 device sio19 at isa? port 0x158 tty flags 0x1705 device sio20 at isa? port 0x160 tty flags 0x1705 device sio21 at isa? port 0x168 tty flags 0x1705 device sio22 at isa? port 0x170 tty flags 0x1705 device sio23 at isa? port 0x178 tty flags 0x1705 irq 11 vector siointr I started at sio8 because I once had 4 COM ports and a 4-port card in this box as well. Note if you decide to renumber, you NEED to change the "flags 0x17" ... I made the devices in /dev by hand so I have no help for you there. It will end up looking like crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 136 Jan 22 10:32 cuaa8 crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 137 Jan 31 16:01 cuaa9 crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 138 Jan 31 16:06 cuaaa crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 139 Jan 22 10:33 cuaab crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 140 Jan 22 10:33 cuaac crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 141 Jan 22 10:33 cuaad crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 142 Jan 22 10:33 cuaae crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 143 Jan 22 10:34 cuaaf crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 144 Jan 22 10:34 cuaag crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 145 Feb 1 10:40 cuaah crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 146 Jan 22 01:27 cuaai crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 147 Jan 22 01:27 cuaaj crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 148 Jan 22 01:28 cuaak crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 149 Jan 22 01:28 cuaal crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 150 Jan 22 01:29 cuaam crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 151 Jan 22 01:30 cuaan crw------- 1 Pmwesol tty 28, 8 Feb 1 10:45 ttyd8 crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 9 Feb 1 09:36 ttyd9 crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 10 Feb 1 06:55 ttyda crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 11 Jan 26 18:21 ttydb crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 12 Jan 26 18:21 ttydc crw------- 1 Smvpop tty 28, 13 Jan 31 23:25 ttydd crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 14 Jan 26 18:21 ttyde crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 15 Jan 26 18:21 ttydf crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 16 Jan 26 18:21 ttydg crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 17 Jan 26 18:21 ttydh crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 18 Jan 31 16:08 ttydi crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 19 Jan 31 16:08 ttydj crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 20 Jan 28 12:24 ttydk crw------- 1 Pkwalker tty 28, 21 Feb 1 10:45 ttydl crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 22 Jan 31 16:08 ttydm crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 23 Jan 31 16:08 ttydn Happy multiporting, ... Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Greco - Systems Administrator jgreco@ns.sol.net Solaria Public Access UNIX - Milwaukee, WI 414/546-7968
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