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Date:      Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:01:05 GMT
From:      efinley@castlenet.com (Elliot Finley)
To:        Ricardo AG Almeida <ricardag@ag.com.br>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Q: which ppp to use?
Message-ID:  <34bba05d.3626091@castlenet.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980111052725.009793d0@ptero.ag.com.br>
References:  <3.0.32.19980111052725.009793d0@ptero.ag.com.br>

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On Sun, 11 Jan 1998 05:27:27 -0200, you wrote:

>
>
>>>>If I plan on having up to 200 simultaneous ppp dialins on a single
>>>>box, which ppp would be better? pppd or user ppp?
>>>
>>>Neither one, because that airplane will not fly.
>>>
>>>32 ports per box, or perhaps 64 with the right stuff, hardware wise.
>>>You will need more than one box.
>>
>>What is the limiting factor?  Memory? Cpu power? what?
>>
>>My box is a Pentium II 233, with 64MB ram....  How much processing
>>power and memory does a portmaster have?  If I need more memory I'll
>>just put more memory in it...  So what IS the limiting factor?
>
>Supposing that you set up several 16-port serial boards, you will need 13
>free slots to get your box running...
>

Your math skills are excellent... How many free slots will it take if
I use 64, or even 128 port cards?

--
Elliot Finley (efinley@castlenet.com)
President
Hiawatha Coal Company



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