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I run a 24 line system purely with Digi C/X concentrators on a P233 with =
128Mb RAM. My CPU utilisation is usually under 5% even whilst teh =
machien is running IIS 3 hostign about 15 domains, mail server etc etc =
as well as our office file serving needs. It works a charm. Haven't even =
bothered to get around to RRAS yet, why bother when everything works OK? =
I can keep adding concentrators up to 96 modems per C/X card, and then =
start adding multiple cards to 192 modems. I still haven't found a good =
reason why I need a router when throwing a similar amount of ca$h at a =
PC gives me a very scalable and upgardeable solution.
I think the trick is a good HD controller (I'm using a 2940U2W) and good =
multiport cards that take the load off the CPU.
My two cents worth!
Rgds
Dan
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Dan Waldron
Diversified Data
dan@diversified.com.au
http://www.diversified.com.au
Ph: 0417-659-828 (+61-417-659-828)
Fx: 02-9832-0951 (+61-2-9832-0951)
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Ingram <kingram@cameron.net>
To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com <ntisp@emerald.iea.com>
Date: Sunday, 10 May 1998 4:09
Subject: Re: Multi-link card
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I have had good success using RRAS as a low cost, no frills =
solution. The
most I currently run on one NT box is 16 ports, but I have several =
small
remote servers set up this way, and I will be testing a 32 port box =
in the
near future to see how well it works out. I use the older RadiusNT =
(v1.60 I
think) and I pull my accounting records from the Access database in =
Radius.
I don't need any of the other features other than authentication and =
on/off
accounting so it works fine for me.
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Part of the attraction for me is that we are also a PC builder, so =
having
spare NT boxes isn't a problem. I have run an 8 port system on as =
little as
a P90 with 32M RAM and a 340 IDE HD, hardly an expense at all. The =
only
software loaded on that box was NT40SP3, RRAS, RadiusNT and drivers =
for the
multiport card. (I used a cyclades Y series ISA with cable). With =
the cost
of hardware constantly coming down, its easy to put in a P233 64M =
RAM 2G
EIDE HD in a server with a 16 port PCI card and NIC, and it flies.
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I don't know about 32 or more ports yet, but I would think that with =
enough
motherboard speed and RAM it would work fine.
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I will know more in the next 30 days, as I have some servers that =
will be up
to 32 ports by then.
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Kevin Ingram
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas C Kinnen <tkinnen@usacomputers.net>
To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com <ntisp@emerald.iea.com>
Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: Multi-link card
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>>I have a total of 52 lines coming into NT RRAS servers =
authenticating from
>>RadiusNT with no problems, if you don't need the extra accounting =
and
>>features of devices like PM's. All our multiport cards are =
currently
>>Cyclades, we use some ISA and some PCI versions of their Y-series =
with
>>standard analog modems.
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>If you don't mind me asking have you been pleased with the features =
and
>performance of RAS and what type of system are you running the =
lines off
of?
>Most of my "encounters" with RAS have not been the most pleasant if =
going
>for any advanced features other then just straight dial in. Plus =
the over
>head an NT box vs. an access concentrator box like a PM has lead me =
to
>recommend customers away from RAS or Netware connect (On the novell =
side)
>for larger network access points. I'd like to get a someone's view =
point
>who uses RAS in larger the a dozen lines and is happy with it.
>
>Tom
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