Re: [SLUG] ADVICE REQUEST: Modem support in mission-critical environments

I have used RedHat Linux 6 and 7 through Cyclades Serial Hubs for a number of years since 1994 using NetComm Modems beginning with their 9600bps modems through to 56K modems. I had about 1000 modems until I replaced them with Cisco 5200s and 5300s. Providing the temperature environment is maintain

Re: [SLUG] ADVICE REQUEST: Modem support in mission-critical environments

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 if they are just hardware modems then there is no need for 'drivers'. you just initialise it and off you go. its just that windows calls everything 'drivers'. drivers is a strange word anyway, do you need a driver for your cpu?. oh the philosophy of it

[SLUG] ADVICE REQUEST: Modem support in mission-critical environments

Hello, One of the customers wants to run Linux Enterprise Server 3 with several modems attached to it. They purchased HP ProLiant DL380 server and wish to use NetComm modems. The issue is that hey wantto have "unbreakable" evnironment and that modems do not fail under Linux. I have spoken to Ne

Re: [SLUG] ADVICE REQUEST: Modem support in mission-critical environments

On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 06:55:17PM +1000, David wrote: > > > On Wed, 5 May 2004, VK2COT wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > One of the customers wants to run Linux Enterprise > > Server 3 with several modems attached to it. > > --- snip --- > > > > I welcome and thank you for any comment

Re: [SLUG] ADVICE REQUEST: Modem support in mission-critical environments

On Wed, 5 May 2004, VK2COT wrote: > Hello, > > One of the customers wants to run Linux Enterprise > Server 3 with several modems attached to it. > > They purchased HP ProLiant DL380 server and > wish to use NetComm modems. > > The issue is that hey wantto have "unbreakable" > evnironment and tha

Re: [SLUG] ADVICE REQUEST: Modem support in mission-critical environments

Hey Dusan, Long time no chat. The issue is that you can't have an unbreakable modem under Linux because you can't have an unbreakable modem, because you can't have an unbreakable phone line. What if someone digs up your phone lines? What if the line just drops out, which even with the most relia

[SLUG] ADVICE REQUEST: Modem support in mission-critical environments

Hello, One of the customers wants to run Linux Enterprise Server 3 with several modems attached to it. They purchased HP ProLiant DL380 server and wish to use NetComm modems. The issue is that hey wantto have "unbreakable" evnironment and that modems do not fail under Linux. I have spoken to Ne