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To: Adam David <adam@veda.is>
From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
Subject: Re: 460.8 kb/s serial ports?
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>What would be the best way to connect a bunch of 460.8 kb/s async serial ports
>to a FreeBSD based login server?
>
>An "Enhanced" serial port will provide the peripheral interface hardware, but
>this imposes a limit of 4 ports per machine (2 E2S1P cards, 4 interrupts).
>
>What I want is an intelligent controller that will do 32 ports per interrupt at
>this speed, like an enhanced version of the Specialix XIO.
>
>Or where else should I be looking? The idea is to offer ISDN and ordinary modem
>service on the same bunch of dialup lines.

Whats next? anyone running bisync at T3?

db