> > So users get busy signals for 8 hours until everyone has dropped off?
Perhaps this is a network design issue, whether to
use an integrated communication server or separate
controller/modem-rack units.
My own preference is for the latter, using a
Portmaster 2e with a Microcom ISPorte rack.
The modem rack can be addressed separately
from the Portmaster, and individual modems
busied out remotely.
I think integrated is fine to a point, but
I'm not convinced that putting the controller
in the same box with the modems is necessarily
the best way to go.
My 2 penny opinion, for what it's worth.
Regards,
Brian.
Corbin Network Services, Inc.
Box 1960, Sparwood, BC, Canada
V0B 2G0
Member, Canadian Association of Internet Providers
Network operations, programming, and training.