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Terminal Servers & Multi-Port IO Cards

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From: Graham Daveney
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 00:00
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Hi Guys,

I'm setting up a small dial-up service at the moment, what I need help with
is the choice between getting a dedicated Terminal Server or a Multi-Port IO
card.

I've had a look at the Comtrol Rocket Port cards and they look great, but the
only problem is when it comes to actually controlling the card.

I've had conversations with people who were running Terminal Servers, and they
said that the product had all sorts of neat little features such as being able
to detect if a modem was not resetting itself and if so the TS would avoid that
modem, so that people dialing in on the rotary line would not hit the faulty
modem. 

There was one guy talking who said that his system was offering no engaged lines
the way that they would offer this services was to check if the very last modem
on the rack was getting 2-3 calls in a day, and they they would buy another
modem if this was the case.

Any ideas guys ?


Thanks
Graham Daveney
daveney@speednet.com.au
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From: daveney@altus.speednet.com.au (Graham Daveney)
Subject: Terminal Servers & Multi-Port IO Cards
Date: 1996/11/11
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