Re: (PM) Dual analog solutions for PM3s: are there any good ones?

Dan Struthers (dstruth@bserv.com)
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 09:32:21 -0500

If you want easy and cheap, ask jake at ams (jake@ams.com) to sell you a
PM11 and use some 28.8K external modems and you can have up to 10 * 28.8K
working in about 10 minutes. Given the cost of PM11's (and recently, PM2's)
you can't build, install, config ANY linux/W95/FreeBSD etc. boxes as cheaply
and easily than the PM11/2 used in this manner.

>We have a T1 customer who is moving into a new building
>several weeks ahead of their
>T1. They are seeking a temporary solution to maintain connectivity;
>they think they only have analog lines to throw at the problem, no
>ISDN.
>
>Are there dual-analog devices out there which work with the PM3? We
>have 3.8.2, which advertises MPP support in analog; all of our dial-in
>lines are PRIs with digital modems. However, my options seem to be:
>
> - Get a Windows 98 system and somehow convince it to be an IP
> router (maybe not hard) at the customer end, dialing up MPP to
> us. (has anyone gotten W98 MPP to work?)
>
> - Get a 3COM Officeconnect Dual Analog device, which seems to
> only support X.2 (virtually disappeared from their web site),
> and stick them with maybe dual 33.6s. (has anyone gotten
> this box to work with a PM3?)
>
> - Get a Windows 95 system, Diamond Shotgun, see same story
> as Windows 98 but probably even less chance of it working (has
> anyone gotten W95/Diamond Multimedia/Shotgun to work?)
>
>They're in need of a solution for something on the order of weeks rather
>than months, so I am not enthused about any major construction/configuration
>projects on this end. Normally, of course, when someone suggests "dual
>analog," we say "ISDN" and tell them to come back later.
>
>Anyone got any suggestions/experience/ideas?
>
>jms
>
>
>Joel M Snyder, 1404 East Lind Road, Tucson, AZ, 85719
>Phone: +1 520 324 0494 (voice) +1 520 324 0495 (FAX)
>jms@Opus1.COM http://www.opus1.com/jms Opus One
>
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