Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 23:13:55 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Gary Dunn <knowtree@aloha.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as router, terminal server Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980216231237.11246f-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <34E902AD.34ED@aloha.com>
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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. > What i/o boards support up to thirtytwo dial-in ports? DigiBoards and several others. > What kind of interface is available for the Internet side of the box, > the place where a router usually sits? That depends on what the ISP ordered and who they're connected to. This is often why you need a router (or bridge) -- to adapt the incoming line to whatever your internal network is using (probably Ethernet of somesort). Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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