From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jul 22 02:36:13 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA19214 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 22 Jul 1997 02:36:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from wizard.teksupport.net.au (wizard.teksupport.net.au [203.17.1.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA19196 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 1997 02:36:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from magician.teksupport.net.au (magician.teksupport.net.au [203.17.1.98]) by wizard.teksupport.net.au (8.8.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id TAA09642; Tue, 22 Jul 1997 19:34:38 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 19:34:38 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <199707220934.TAA09642@wizard.teksupport.net.au> X-Sender: robseco1@wizard.teksupport.net.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: randyk@ccsales.com From: Rob Secombe Subject: Re: ANALOG MODEM CHASSIS Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 18:48 21-07-97 -0700, you wrote: >Here's what I want: > >I've got a Livingston 2E-10 (it's got 10 serial ports). >I want a modem rack (8 modems is fine) which has a single power source, >possibly redundant power, perhaps not. > > > >What I really wanted was a solution that allowed for 8 analog modems >that can be remotely reset and had a single power source. I wanted to be >able to authenticate dialups through RADIUS. The 2E-10 works like a rock >but I have these single external modems that I'm getting just sick of... > > >Any suggestions??? > >Thanx, >Randy Katz > > Hi, We currently use a rack mount system made here in Australia by Vortex. They are Rockwell based and will take up to 16 modems in a 3RU box. They use one switchmode power supply for each bank of eight modems. We are 240 VAC down here so I am making a rash assumption that they are auto/jumper/switchable for 110 VAC. We have found them extremely reliable and reasonably priced. One other bonus is that they are remote resetable by dropping DTR for 30 seconds. I dont know if it is viable to import them from Australia but if you are interested check out their website at http://www.vcc.com.au/ Cheers Rob Secombe Teksupport Pty. Ltd. 7 Warwick Avenue, Springvale, Email robseco@wizard.teksupport.net.au Melbourne 3171 Victoria Australia World Wide Web http://www.teksupport.net.au/ *************************************************************************