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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!ohara.steam.net!pkelley From: pkelley@ohara.steam.net (Peter Kelley) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: What's best: digiboard or portmaster w/NetBSD ? Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 09:56:07 Organization: The Internet Access Company Lines: 17 Message-ID: <pkelley.3.0009EFBF@ohara.steam.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: ohara.steam.net X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] We run 8 serial ports for remote login by modem (28.8) with our NetBSD system. I'd like to add 8 or 16 more ports and I have been told that we should use a livingston portmaster instead of internal digiboards. The stated reasons were that the portmaster was more reliable at higher modem speeds and provides better security. I'ts also apparently MUCH more expensive.... Can anyone tell me of any practical reasons why I'd want to trash my relatively cheap digibords for a portmaster --- and also where I can find out more info about portmasters (ie: features competitive cost, etc:) Thanks ken kduncan@max.tiac.net