[H-GEN] how many modems

[Christopher Biggs]

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Rob Kearey <r.kearey at mailbox.uq.edu.au> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly:

> > Finding enough IRQs is the only problem. I know of linux installations
> > with over 256 modems per machine.
> 
> [Not internal modems, surely?

Connected to a smart multiport card.  Well, several smart multiport
cards, actually.  Stallion EC8/64s.

> Though I can see how a 6 PCI slot linux box with 6 dedicated modem cards
> (say, each with a PRI) would be cheaper than a Cisco 5300 or somesuch at
> retail pricing. 
>
> Actually, such a beast would be a dream machine for ISP's - far better
> than waiting three months for Bay/Nortel to come up with patches (or
> even admit problems, doncherknow).

Except when the first modem on your rollover block goes to shite
making all new incoming calls fail, and you have to repower the whole
machine to fix one toasted modem.

> I've got a couple of old Stallion cards lying in my Box-O-Bits at home.
> I might just have to start my own ISP 

Say hi to the knuckle squad from $TELCO_MONOPOLY for me.  

Anyone know anything about rumours that #1 ISP in oz is buying #2?

> - I wonder if pissweak.net.au is> taken ...

Looks not. 

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| chris at stallion.oz.au -|- If it isn't broken, I just haven't touched it yet |
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