Re: horsepower vs # of RAS ports

Richard Fink ( rfink@worldpassage.net )
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 11:18:15 -0700

Hmmm... 486 may be a bit slow. I run NTWS 4.0 on a 486-50, with 32mb, as a
"guest" desktop machine and it's as slow as molassis. RAS is different,
but my real life perception of this hardware/software configuration is that
it is likely to be underpowered for your needs.

-Ric

At 11:01 6/24/97 -0700, you wrote:
>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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