Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 17:12:02 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk> To: alvermark@teligent.se Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dial-out server? Message-ID: <199908091612.RAA51695@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 09 Aug 1999 15:25:53 %2B0200." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908091504320.3181-100000@teligent.se>
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> Hi!
>
> I have a lot of users using a modem to dial out to various locations. Up
> til now I've had one machine with FreeBSD and a modem to do the job. Very
> simple setup, I use the userland ppp with the -auto option. Problem is
> that it can only be used to reach one destination at a time and I have to
> manually quit ppp and start it with another setting whenever the user(s)
> want it to reach another destination I'm now thinking of setting up a
> dedicated server for this, with maybe 3 or 4 modems.
>
> I was wondering if I can make ppp (or some other program) to pick a modem
> thats not in use automatically, as there will be more "destinations" than
> modems.
How about
set device /dev/cuaa0 /dev/cuaa1 /dev/cuaa2 /dev/cuaa3
Ppp will attempt to lock each in order and will use the first one it
manages to lock. Locking is standard across all (standard) programs
- see uucplock(3).
> Or do you know about any good hardware to do this, that's not too
> expensive.
>
> I'm thinking about something like a box with an incoming ISDN PRI, a
> number of modems, and then a FreeBSD box with a multiport card. But I
> don't know if such hardward exists...
The sky's the limit :-]
> TIA,
> Jakob Alvermark
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