Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:19:28 -0600 (CST) From: "J.R.S. II" <jrs@Mcs.Net> To: Chris Shenton <cshenton@it.hq.nasa.gov> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: remote access solutions-little more info Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980320101646.28581A-100000@Mars.mcs.net> In-Reply-To: <xoik99po0ju.fsf@wirehead.it.hq.nasa.gov>
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> I like Livingston PortMasters. If all you want is POTS analog lines, > the PM2e-30 does 30 lines. You should also be able to find them used > and maybe discounted now that the PM4 has been released (what a > monster!). If you plan on ISDN or 56K, look into > the PM3. I support two ISPs with PM2s: they seem very stable, > reliable, and cost effective. One of the ISPs is a complete FreeBSD > shop :-) > > I don't like Ascends. I've found the firmware and their RADIUS to be > buggy, with patches released at least weekly. They're expensive. Word > on the net is they can't really handle all their lines at full > speed. I've worked with them here at HQ. > > You should probably get hip to RADIUS for authentication. Livingston > is the defacto, Ascend has their version, there are commercial > versions now too, including ones wich will run on (shudder) NT. > Excuse the ignorance but this is the first time I'm going to attempt to do this. If i do go with a pm2 or pm3 is there any other equipment i will need that i should budget for?? JOHN ********************************* * Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II * * jrs@elocin.com * ********************************* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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