From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Oct 21 10:06:58 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA25319 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:06:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp) Received: from hydrogen.nike.efn.org (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA25302 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:06:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gurney_j@efn.org) Received: (from jmg@localhost) by hydrogen.nike.efn.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA01329; Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:06:35 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <19971021100634.20831@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:06:34 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney To: Damian Hamill Cc: "Felipe Rivera M." , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Recomendatios for a good way to set a modem poll to provide access? References: <344B85A5.63942B29@informador.com.mx> <344C81E2.6201DD56@cablenet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.69 In-Reply-To: <344C81E2.6201DD56@cablenet.net>; from Damian Hamill on Tue, Oct 21, 1997 at 11:20:18AM +0100 Reply-To: John-Mark Gurney Organization: Cu Networking X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE i386 X-PGP-Fingerprint: B7 EC EF F8 AE ED A7 31 96 7A 22 B3 D8 56 36 F4 X-Files: The truth is out there X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Damian Hamill scribbled this message on Oct 21: > It's very reliable, it is freebsd after all. I've been happy with my > term server setup and had no problems with it since moving away from > linux. The problem with this setup is the modem rack and the multiport > card and it becomes an issue of density. For small isps with less than > 100 lines it is manageable but beyond that they take up too much space. > I have a rack mount PC and the modem rack which take up 11u and provide > capacity for 48 analogue only lines. My new PM3 takes up 2u of space > and supports 60 analogue or ISDN calls. > > If someone were to come up with a PCI card that does the same job as the > PM3 then it would be an absolute winner. The one advantage that a > freebsd term server has over an access servers is the programming > capability. well.. there was a person who posted looking for isp's to help develope a freebsd device driver for a card that will take two T1's and have the neccessary dsp's on board... I still have the message if your interested, I was thinking it would be VERY nice to have a machine like this and stick four of 'em in a machine.. :) I'm not sure on the actual card type though... -- John-Mark Gurney Modem/FAX: +1 541 683 6954 Cu Networking Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD