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From: jc@news.irbs.com (John Capo)
Subject: Re: What Terminal Server can be used with FreeBSD?
Organization: IRBS Engineering
Message-ID: <DD1qM3.Mw2.1.irb@news.irbs.com>
References: <4092jc$nmj@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 13:54:02 GMT
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In article <4092jc$nmj@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
Big Dawwg <bigdawwg@aol.com> wrote:
>I am using a Xylogic terminal server which has been nothing but problems
>since it doesn't really support FreeBSD, (even tho the good ole vendor
>said it did)..After much recompiling from the Xylogic vendor I have given
>up hope..was so very close to actually getting things running as an
>ISP...So a question: There must be someone out there who is running as an
>ISP and is using a Terminal Server. If so what is the model number and
>where can I get a hold of one?
>

Livingston's PortMaster series can use rlogin or telnet to connect
to any computer offering those services.  I am surprised that Xylogics
does not support rlogin or telnet.

These are the terminal server vendors I am aware of.  I am sure there
are more.

http://www.livingston.com
http://www.telebit.com
http://www.3com.com
http://www.ascend.com
http://www.banyan.com
http://www.baynetworks.com
http://www.cisco.com
http://www.chipcom.com
http://www.globalx.net:80/gandalf
http://www.internex.com/kalpana/index.html
http://www.vivid.newbridge.com
http://www.shiva.com
http://www.xylogics.com
http://www.xyplex.com/index.html


John Capo
IRBS Engineering