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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!in2.uu.net!jennifer.pernet.net!jennifer.pernet.net!neal From: neal@jennifer.pernet.net (Neal Rigney) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: PPP and SLIP: ISP Quality? Date: 31 Jan 1996 06:49:38 GMT Organization: PERnet Communications, Inc. Lines: 32 Message-ID: <4en3e2$rl8@jennifer.pernet.net> References: <4eevr4$7no@news.voicenet.com> <DLvoKx.H9M@ritz.mordor.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: jennifer.pernet.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Chris Mauritz (ritz@ritz.mordor.com) wrote: : 5150 (5150) wrote: : : [Not-immediately relevant stuff deleted] : : my question is whether or not the current implemenations are of : : suitable quality for running an ISP (or remote dialup access to a Yes, they are(with a few caveats). We switched to BSD based Terminal Servers about 1 month ago. It took us about two weeks to get everything ironed out, namely making sure the modems were setup correctly and choosing async cards(we chose Cyclades 16y's by the way). We've found some strange bug lurking that causes periodic resets, but that occurs on other machines under load as well. That one problem aside(we may have it fixed), the BSD box has performed well. We've got a 32-port intelligent Terminal Server running at a cost of under $1500. Just a little plug here: The Cyclom board (16y specifically) is great! Not a single problem out of the thing, and the company was _very_ receptive to the one technical call we made(we asked them about drivers). The stock driver works great! : Comment: : Anyone doing this for real uses a terminal server, not a unix As I said we _HAD_ a "real" terminal server. It didn't work out for us. -- -- Neal Rigney sysadmin, PERnet Communications, (409)729-4638 neal@mail.pernet.net My opinions are mine, damnit! PERnet can't have them!