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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!news.gmi.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.new-york.net!ritz.mordor.com!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: PPP and SLIP: ISP Quality? X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Lines: 26 Organization: Mordor International Message-ID: <DLvoKx.H9M@ritz.mordor.com> References: <4eevr4$7no@news.voicenet.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 06:26:57 GMT 5150 (5150) wrote: : : people seem to be reporting lots of problems with PPP in FreeBSD. : : my question is whether or not the current implemenations are of : suitable quality for running an ISP (or remote dialup access to a : LAN). : : are the Linux versions any better? : : i like FreeBSD a lot, but this is one area that seems to get a lot of : bad press. : : any comments? thanks! Comment: Anyone doing this for real uses a terminal server, not a unix box. By the time you buy the proper hardware to get an Intel box to be able to handle 16-32 connections, you have spent more time and money than you would if you had just sprung for a Portmaster. For about $2700 you can get a portmaster with 30 serial ports, a parallel port, and ethernet. Plug the puppy into your ethernet, configure it, and away you go. Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451