Re: horsepower vs # of RAS ports

Rick Kunze ( rkunze@colusanet.com )
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 11:01:19 -0700

The machine in question is a 486-50 with 32 meg ram. It has 2
Rocketport-16's, but only 22 ports have modems at this time. It runs
nothing but RAS.

Rk

At 10:54 AM 6/24/97 -0700, you wrote:
>It's our experience that a server that is handling only RAS dial-in lines
>is not taxed very much at all. If you are using the same machine for other
>server functions, it might add up to be a lot.
>
>-Ric
>
>
>
>At 10:16 6/24/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>Hi ppl,
>>
>>Does anyone know what kind of horsepower (CPU/RAM) is required/recommended
>>for a given number of RAS ports?
>>
>>The reason I'm asking is because I get multiple successive logon attempts
>>(indicating that the modem is simply dropping the connection right after
>>authentication) during my peak periods. I'm wondering if I simply don't
>>have enough horsepower. I've ruled out the possibility of a bad modem or
>>port.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Rk
>>
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