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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: What Terminal Server can be used with FreeBSD?
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Organization: Mordor International
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 12:41:32 GMT
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Don Levinson (dlevinso@atu.com) wrote:
: In article <4092jc$nmj@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
:    bigdawwg@aol.com (Big Dawwg) 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?
: >
: >I need an answer ASAP!!

: I am using a Digital DECserver 700 it has been troublefree from day one.
: I used it for a time with bootp to load it's software off of FreeBSD 2.0R
: however now it is booting off of flash card and only loads IP from bootp.
: I have eBones compiled into my FreeBSD system and validate kerberos
: password/usernames on the terminal server using that method.
: the software on the terminal server supports slip/ppp with appletalk, tcp/ip
: and ipx support in the ppp. also supports kerberos cleartext validation or
: kerberos validation in pap or chap mode or non-kerberos (one password for all)
: pap authentication, I wrote a daemon to gather logging info off of port 1
: on the server and toss it into syslogd using a null-modem cable.

: supports 115.2 kbps per port with an aggregate or something 200 or 250 kBps 
: (kBYTES/sec) so you can support full speed on all ports with 33.2 kbps modems.

We use nothing but DECserver 700's here too and have been quite
pleased with the performance.  They're the Energizer Bunnies of
terminal servers....they keep serving...and serving...and serving... :)

Chris

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