From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 10:09:47 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26B2C16A4CE for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:09:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from fw.mccons.net (adsl-65-64-105-41.dsl.kscymo.swbell.net [65.64.105.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE08343FDD for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:09:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from root@mccons.net) Received: from fw.mccons.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fw.mccons.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hAPI8f1F027031 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:09:44 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from root@mccons.net) Received: from localhost (root@localhost) by fw.mccons.net (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id hAPI8f0x027028 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:08:41 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:08:41 -0600 (CST) From: Wm Brian McCane To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.2.20031117145927.0486af80@mail.go2france.com> Message-ID: <20031125120037.V26497-100000@fw.mccons.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Subject: Multiport Serial X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:09:47 -0000 Greetings, This might no longer be a good place to ask this since so few of us actually use modems anymore, but... I am wondering which of the multiple serial port cards is best supported/maintained in FreeBSD. I am also concerned with expandability... A customer with a server running about 20 dumb terminals plus some PCs on a network, wants to put a box in a satellite office to run 4 or 5 terminals and a printer. They also would like a new report system and we are looking at setting up a box with about 32 modems hanging off it's backside for faxing and dumping directly to onsite modem/buffer/printer units. So: support for 8 upto 32 ports well maintained driver capable of sending 32 simultaneous 19200 or faster faxes Not too worried about the price - brian +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ He rides a cycle of mighty days, and \ Wm Brian and Lori McCane represents the last great schizm among\ McCane Consulting the gods. Evil though he obviously is, \ root@mccons.net he is a mighty figure, this father of \ http://freenews.maxbaud.net/ my spirit, and I respect him as the sons \ http://www.sellit-here.com/ of old did the fathers of their bodies. \ http://recall.maxbaud.net/ Roger Zelazny - "Lord of Light" \ http://www.mccons.net/ +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+