Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 15:01:33 -0400 From: "Gary Chrysler" <tcg@ime.net> To: "Peter Childs" <pjchilds@imforei.apana.org.au>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Connecting to a Portmaster. Message-ID: <199610121901.PAA22225@ime.net>
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I already have a network cards in all my systems. I run several Intel based servers. They won't allow me to plug into the ether port do to the 56Kb line and the fact that I could suck it all up. Once they upgrade it to a T1 they said then that is a possibility, Not untill. They did say that if I can safely plug into a 57600 SIO port that that may be a option for now. The way I understood it was that they cannot restrict my bandwidth via the ether port, but since the SIO port is running at 57600 that it would prevent me from taking over the bandwidth of the 56. Whats up is: My ISP just moved thier local pop here into my office (house). Of course my access is free + other bennies.. :) I'm trying to get better connected. Why do you say it would be a waste?? It's got to be better then dialup. Thanks for your input. -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848 ---------- > From: Peter Childs <pjchilds@imforei.apana.org.au> > To: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Connecting to a Portmaster. > Date: Saturday, October 12, 1996 11:50 AM > > In article <199610121240.IAA23991@ime.net> you wrote: > > : Got a Portmaster sitting about 15 feet from my 2.1.5-r box thats > : being fed from a 56 (soon to be T1) via a AdTron DSU. > : Currently it is a bit on the overloaded side (17 USR 28.8's) but > : since most of the users are IRC'ers it's not a problem yet. > > : Can a ppp link just be setup via a serial line to the port master. > : Does the line have to be 2~3 flipped. (NULL Modem) > > Yup. Null modem ppp would do the trick, but it would be a waste > of a serial port (both on your machine and the portmaster) > > Why not just get a cheap network card and plug onto its ethernet. > Save some load on the portmaster (honest) :) > > Peter > > -- > Peter Childs --- http://www.imforei.apana.org.au/~pjchilds > Finger pjchilds@al.imforei.apana.org.au for public PGP key > Drag me, drop me, treat me like an object!
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