From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Dec 11 6:13: 8 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from kleo.zond.ru (kleo.zond.ru [213.168.128.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25DFD37B417 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2001 06:12:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns.iptelecom.ru (gate-fa0-cisco.iptelecom.ru [62.105.149.190] (may be forged)) by kleo.zond.ru (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fBBECSf79941 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:12:38 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from ash@kgb.ru) Received: from ash (ash.iptelecom.ru [62.105.149.163]) by ns.iptelecom.ru (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fB7KL4j38954; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 23:21:15 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from ash@kgb.ru) From: "Alexander Naumochkin" To: "'Dave VanAuken'" , Subject: RE: FreeBSD as multiple line RAS Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 23:18:03 +0300 Message-ID: <001501c17f5c$4d3d3420$a395693e@iptelecom.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3311 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi Dave, I have such experience. I'm using iP5-133 box with Cronyx Omega multiport card (http://www.cronyx.ru/hardware/omega.html), pppd (out of FreeBSD box), mgetty (from ports) and eight USRobotics Courier modems. System works fine since 1996, currently on 4.4-STABLE -- Alexander Naumochkin IPTel Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Dave VanAuken > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 6:41 PM > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: FreeBSD as multiple line RAS > > > Anyone have first hand experience, pitfalls, or comments > regarding using a > freebsd box as a simple RAS for multiple remote dialin lines. > > Have a client that needs to provide access to a number of > stores, maximum of 8 > at a time. Currently has a two ports available on an NT > server, and a number on > an AS400 for inventory management. > > Solution would be throw a coule of cheap FreeBSD boxes in > there with 2+ modems > each. What isthe maximum number that you could reasonably > pack into a single > FreeBSD box without running into resource problems? > > Easy solution would be to install a Cisco 2509 or something, > but that may be > overkill. Thoughts? > > Dave > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message