Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:03:26 +0000 From: Andy Holyer <andyh@hhbb.co.uk> To: martes.wigglesworth@earthlink.net Cc: freebsd-isp list <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Viable FreeBSD Network Access Server projects...? Message-ID: <DEBA1314-62EE-11D9-AB00-000D93511A6A@hhbb.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1105229509.683.433.camel@Mobile1.276NET> References: <1105229509.683.433.camel@Mobile1.276NET>
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On 9 Jan 2005, at 00:11, Martes Wigglesworth wrote: > > From: Martes Wigglesworth <martes.wigglesworth@earthlink.net> > To: Christian Hiris <4711@chello.at> > Cc: "heath, Chia Hui Chen" <heath0504@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Viable FreeBSD Network Access Server projects...? > > Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 00:59:56 +0300 > > Also, to supply, 56K service, would I be able to use the multi-modem > approach, or do I need to have the DSL with digital "modems" and all > that jazz? I am reading about the digital "RAS" setups, and all the > info sites that I am using seem to fall off, just after the analog > explanations. They seem to have a good definition of the RAS system > however, they fail to demonstrate how one may build one, using the > digital cards, to service analog dialup traffic. > It's perfectly possible - in fact I did exactly this at my first ISP, Pavilion Internet in Brighton, 10 years ago. Multiple serial boards are available, and just look like several /dev/tty connections. Set them up to run PPP, and put a modem on each of them and you're going. It looks ludicrous (we resorted to velcro-ing the dial-up modems to the wall of the machine room), but yes, it does work.
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