Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 20:18:58 +0000 (GMT) From: Neal <neal@pernet.net> To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Cc: Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM>, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Some advice needed. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970410201640.26403B-100000@office.pernet.net> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19970410210238.00b5d100@sentex.net>
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On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Mike Tancsa wrote: > If you are looking to have more than 24 lines or so, go with a dedicated > terminal server. Have a look at something like the Livingston PortMaster > 3. (www.livingston.com).. Dont bother going with an analog system-- get a > PRI right from the start. Users will want dialup 56K eventually, and if > you want to do that, you will need a totally digital solution on your end > in order to support it.. Also, this way, you can support a mix of dialup > analog and dialup ISDN right away.... Even if this is not the case, its > MUCH easier to administer a dedicated terminal server than a UNIX box with > serial cards. Use the UNIX box for things like shell access, DNS, mail > httpd etc... > > ---Mike Of course, the startup cost of a dedicated box can sometimes be too much when starting out. I've seen a more graduated system, where you can start with BSD boxes as term servs and move up to dedicated boxes when you have the funds. I just recently moved 3 terminal servers back to irc/mail/??? two weeks ago. It's worked out relatively well(just gotta sell off the cyclades now). -- Neal Rigney, PERnet Communications, (409)729-4638 neal@mail.pernet.net
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