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From: steve@gate1.internet-eireann.ie (Steve O'Hara-Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Internet Providing using FreeBSD 2.0.5
Date: 9 Aug 1995 08:43:19 GMT
Organization: Internet Eireann
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Loren Koss (loren@beauty.ucsb.edu) wrote:
: I would like to use 2.0.5 as a server for internet dialup servicde. What
: kind of hardware do I need? I would like 10 lines. I assume I need some
: sort of modem pool. How does that connect to a serial port? Does
: FreeBSD support this? Or do I need a separate server for every 2 lines?
You need a multi-port serial card such as AST, BOCA, or clones
or one of the intelligent ones supported by 2.0.5. Other thatn that you
just want a good fast box with reliable hardware.
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Steve O'Hara-Smith email: steve@internet-eireann.ie
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