On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Axalon wrote:
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> On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Jean-Michel Dault wrote:
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> >
> > A PortMaster 3 is an integrated digital access server. It contains 48
> > digital V.90 modems.
>
> *drool*
>
> > You feed it with ethernet, modems are connected to the telephone company
> > using two 24-channel T1s.
>
> yep more *drool*
>
> > People dial in, the PortMaster3 communicates with the Linux server to
> > authenticate the user using a (free) software called Radius. When people
> > are authenticated, they surf the internet and it doesn't put any load on
> > the Linux server, except for web and mail.
> >
> > You can get more info on http://www.livingston.com/isp
> >
> > I don't know about the sale price, since I lease this stuff. You can get
> > it for $7.50 per modem per port.
>
> 48*7.5?
>
Nope. It is more like $200 to $300 US per modem port. Plus the cost of
the chassis. A fully decked out Portmaster 3 will cost $10,000 US.
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