Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 13:16:43 GMT From: jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly) To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as router, terminal server Message-ID: <34e98ccb.899122@mail.cetlink.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980216231237.11246f-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980216231237.11246f-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Mon, 16 Feb 1998 23:13:55 -0800 (PST), Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> wrote: >On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Gary Dunn wrote: > >> I am developing alternatives for an ISP start-up. A typical ISP involves >> a unix server, a router, and a terminal server. It seems to me that a >> reasonably fast Pentium should be able to perform the routing and >> terminal service, at least in the early stages of growth. >> >> Am I over-estimating performance? > >You'll outgrow that pretty quickly, servicing serial ports can eat CPU >significantly. Anybody have experience with Comrtol Rocketport multiport serial adapters and how many ports they can run on one box? -- The day of the proprietary OS is over. Long live free software. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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