Re: Viable FreeBSD Network Access Server projects...?

From: David Gilbert (dgilbert_at_dclg.ca)
Date: 01/09/05

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To: martes.wigglesworth@earthlink.net

    Actually, if I were building the giant dial-up server nowdays, I'd
    seriously consider two things.

    1st, if I was stuck with a hardware design, USB seems to be the way to
    go. USB1.1 is 12 megabit ... which would easily support over 100
    modems. Depends on buffering and efficiency, I suppose.

    But really, if you were looking at more than about 20 modems, it might
    be cheaper to licence some one's winmodem implementation and hire a
    developer to make the winmodem go against either a PRI or a VOIP
    connection. Modern processors should be able to handle 20 to 50
    modems if well programmed.

    Dave. 

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