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From: Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM>
To: Adam David <adam@veda.is>
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Subject: Re: ISP Terminal Server Remote Site Requirements
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On Tue, 6 May 1997, Adam David wrote:

> In the meantime, I suppose a Linux box just to contain the ports and run
> the driver, forwarding raw TCP/PPP datastreams to a FreeBSD box, might
> just cut it. 

	Wouldn't this create a bottleneck though?

> > 	Who makes the Z series serial ports anyways?  For the X2, I think
> > you need to get a USR Terminal Modem Server in order to support the X2
> > speed.
> 
> Cyclades, they support up to 921.6kb/s per port, simultaneously.
> 8 ports per card already available. Up to 64 (perhaps 128?) ports per card
> available after a month or two.

	I thought FreeBSD did support the Cyclades boards already?

> > 	So FreeBSD can't do radius as a server yet?
> 
> Yes. Trouble is FreeBSD does not have radius support yet in pppd (or ppp?).

	What about for a terminal server such as a Xyglogics or Livingston
that needs radius authetication from a FreeBSD host?  Would that work?

> > > The ETinc card looks like the only serious high speed sync solution. Of
> > > course, you don't need this for a normal dialin terminal-server.
> > > Unless... 
> > 
> > 	Hmmm, this would work well though if you wanted to resell
> > dedicated leased lines as well.
> 
> Typically from a separate box than the terminal server.

	Yep, this was what I was thinking of.


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