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From: Robert Brockway <robert at timetraveller.org>
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Subject: Re: [H-GEN] Eight port MODEMs on FreeBSD or PPP on linux
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On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, User Raymond wrote:

> I am trying to setup an in-house ISP for a customer.  This requires
> about 20 incoming lines.  I would prefer to use FreeBSD but can't
> seem to find a multi-port MODEM that it supports.  I am currently
> looking at the Banksia 8 port PCI MODEM card - can't get FreeBSD
> to see it so I have now installed Red Hat 7.1.  This sees the card
> perfectly but doesn't have a proper ppp implementation.

What is missing from the PPP implementation under Linux?  IIRC it is the
same userspace daemon used under *BSD (Net/OpenBSD at least, maybe not
FreeBSD).

> Any help or suggestions (polite) gratefully received.

I'd be interested to try and help with the bits apparently missing from
the PPP implementation.
Cheers,
	-Rob

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