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> On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Sherwood Portmaster-List wrote:
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> > implement, like STAC and a T1/E1 interface card.....
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> The STAC ComOS support and card is done and will be shipping soon.
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> I wonder if they'll have multi-T1/E1 port cards available?
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> > Whoa! just had a flash... STAC is a motherboard card... so I could
> > stick the T1/E1 card into the spare slot and use that for FR! No need
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> Yup.
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> > for another Router/DSU/CSU....Now if only they made a switched Hub
> > card????
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> In a terminal server chassis? :)
Actually at this point, the PM3 is very close to being a mini-ISP fully
usable POP-in-a-box ... heck, if there were a hub card or similar with say
4-6 ports, you could drop a dedicated server for that POP and that's
it! Oh oh... another thought, if it's remote have a secondary
authentication server for redundancy on that link... Less wires to worry
about...
Hmm, as an idea, you can also, do subdivisions of you LLC / Corp / Company
that has separate dialins for various services... say, normal modem pool
for mass market, another domain PM3 setup for corporate clients with
dedicated connections, another POP for the cheapies (no tech support and
time-limited sessions). Each would be an entity within itself and should
be kept separate for reasons of security and net traffic...or something
like that... ;)
Just A Thought...
-- Aloha from Paradise,Sherwood