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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!vbcnet-west!news13.agis.net!agis!newsgod1.agis.net!agis!news4.agis.net!agis!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!csn!nntp-xfer-1.csn.net!news-2.csn.net!slater From: philh@asptech.com (Phil Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.protocols.ppp,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Best Unix for SLIP/PPP Server- Best Reliability/Cost? Date: Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:12:43 GMT Organization: ASP Technologies, Inc. Lines: 28 Distribution: world Message-ID: <56fg48$ma4@news-2.csn.net> References: <56cfhc$h8b@access5.digex.net> <56d1m9$9ba@server05.icaen.uiowa.edu> <56dl8p$rje@panix2.panix.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 204.133.62.9 X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #2 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.admin:50377 comp.protocols.ppp:15886 comp.unix.questions:91239 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:31015 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4852 tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon) wrote: >In article <56d1m9$9ba@server05.icaen.uiowa.edu>, >Doug Siebert <dsiebert@icaen.uiowa.edu> wrote: >>briang@access5.digex.net (Brian G.) writes: >> >>>I am looking for the best Reliability/Performance/Price (in that order) >>>OS for handling a large number of SLIP/PPP connections (Don't want >>>a terminal server - this is a wierd application). >> >>>Also, I am seeking suggested configurations (CPU, RAM, DISK, etc) for a >>>system capable of handling up to 1000 connections (possibly more) at a time. >> >> >>Just finding a Unix machine capable of handling 1000 simultaneous serial >>connections will be a really hard. 1000 TCP/IP connections is easy, but >>serial is going to require a lot of external hardware, and I'll bet it is >>very expensive, and requires a very high end system to be expandable enough. > ... blah blah blah ... Central Data's terminal servers interface to Unix ( and probably NT by now ) via the scsi bus and their serial ports are accessed via standard device files on the Unix system. We use Central Data's terminal servers in a console consolidation, automation and remote access product. Central Data can be reached at 1-800-482-0315, email: info@cd.com or WWW: http://www.cd.com Phil