Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 09:52:15 -0500 From: exidor@superior.net (Christopher Masto) To: andrew@ugh.net.au (Andrew) Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Terminal Servers? (which one) Message-ID: <19970131095215.CM51996@@> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970201011929.7427P-100000@mopsy.hobart.tased.edu.au>; from Andrew on Feb 1, 1997 01:23:33 %2B1100 References: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970201011929.7427P-100000@mopsy.hobart.tased.edu.au>
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Andrew writes: > Hi All, > > Well after all the comments about Annexes what do people recommend as a > terminal server for an ISP?. Looking for something expandable - starting > at 30 or so ports. Presumably support SLIP/CSLIP/PPP with authentication > on FreeBSD. Presumably they all will have ethernet of some form. How about > handling ISDN as well as analogue modems? AAny other helpful comments? > > Someone told me Pormasters had a habit of spontaneous reboots. Anyone else > heard this? There's a bug or two in the beta software, but they've fixed it by now. I would highly recommend Livingston PM3s.. it may seem cheaper to go with a bunch of analog modems, but you're setting yourself up for problems, and will probably lose out in the long run to your competition who did go the extra step. -- Christopher Masto . . . . Superior Net Support: support@superior.net chris@masto.com . . . . . Masto Consulting: info@masto.com On Talking: If I wasn't talking, I wounldn't know what to say. - Chico Resch, New York Islanders goaltender
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