multi-port infrastructure modems

[Justin Zygmont]

I also prefer internal modems, but the only problem is if you have to 
reset the modem without power cycling the whole server.  Thats usually 
why externals are preferred in server environments.




Justin Zygmont
System and Network Administrator
Cityfone Telecommunications Inc

604.629.8841
justin at cityfone dot net

Matthew Galgoci wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:05:21 -0600
>> From: "Howard, Chris" <HowardC at prpa.org>
>> Reply-To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
>> To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
>> Subject: RE: multi-port infrastructure modems
>>
>> Or networked terminal server box(s) and external modems, depending
>> on how many modems you want to run.
> 
> I planned on having at most 4 modems, though I could work with two.
> 
> It looks like there are two or three specialty shops that do make
> pci-x:
> 
> http://www.cantata.com/products/tr1034/
> http://www.data-tech.com/products/hardware.aspx
> 
> If both of those don't work out, I may need to just suck it up and go
> the ugly external modem bank route.
> 
> If anyone is wondering, this is for a dial-back out of band management
> system that will be running on a linux box.
>