From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 22 16:44:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA10161 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 22 May 1996 16:44:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pdx1 (pdx1.world.net [192.243.32.18]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA10149 for ; Wed, 22 May 1996 16:44:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from merix.merix.com (merix.com [198.145.172.40]) by pdx1 (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA05274 for ; Wed, 22 May 1996 16:45:25 -0700 Received: from sandy.merix.com by merix.merix.com (4.1/1.1) id AA07731; Wed, 22 May 96 16:44:00 PDT Received: by sandy.merix.com (4.1/8.0) id AA12605; Wed, 22 May 96 16:41:42 PDT Date: Wed, 22 May 96 16:41:42 PDT Subject: Remote dial-in/dial-out solutions?? To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Troy Curtiss Message-Id: Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Has anybody out there set up a corporate dialin/dialout modem pool using a dedicated terminal server or the likes? Right now, I have a FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 box answering phones doing simple PPP and such, but now we want to graduate to a dedicated terminal server (in hardware). I have seen products from Xylogics (remote annex servers) and Livingston (Portmaster series)... Anybody out there give me some more pointers on what's good (or conversely, who to stay away from...) Thanks in advance.... -Troy PS: A little bragging... The 'FreeBSD terminal server' has been continuously up & running flawlessly for the last 132 days (only power outtages kill it :) -- /-----------------------------------------------------------\ | Troy Curtiss, HW/SW Engineer | Email: troyc@merix.com | | Merix Corporation, F8-208 | Phone: (503) 359-9300 x54500 | | Forest Grove, OR 97116 | Fax : (503) 359-1624 | \-----------------------------------------------------------/