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I agree completely. While I have used less expensive IDE hard drives, =
for best performance on a heavily loaded machine a good SCSI would be =
necessary. But for a cheap, small remote POP a slow drive is fine.
The only reason I recommend RRAS over RAS is that if you have RAS on one =
NT server, and connect THAT server into the RAS port of another NT =
server, and connect THAT server into another router, it will not route =
properly (wasted MANY man hours finding that out, which MS later =
confirmed. bummer.)
Kevin Ingram
Access Online Staff support@cameron.net
http://www.cameron.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Waldron <dan@diversified.com.au>
To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com <ntisp@emerald.iea.com>
Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: Multi-link card
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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.
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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.
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My two cents worth!
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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)
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-----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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-----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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