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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 is mind blowing.
i would put linux ahead of windows.
my advise would be to be conservative with your install. not throw on the latest kernel straight from CVS and expect 3 year uptimes.
im assuming linux enterprise server is a redhat distribution. its sad how windows-esque names are invading the linux world. anyway its all just a kernel, glibc and some random console tools to me.
im also a big fan of freebsd on servers. without being flamed too much i usually prefer to run freebsd/openbsd on servers and use linux on my desktops. but thats mainly because i think the bsds are packaged better.
you should have no problems running some form of radius or ldap server etc. id pay money youll get closer to a perfect solution on free unix that you would on one of bills crowd
Dean
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 that modems do not fail | under Linux. | | I have spoken to Netcomm and their official response was | that none of their modem products officially support Linux, | and no drivers and technical support were available for Linux. | | Red Hat offers support for the CDC/ACM driver, which is | classified as "Working". | |>From experience, if a modem is a full hardware based modem | and using serial interface for external modem, then it can be | worked with Linux. | | Only two NetComm modems are full hardware devices: | | AM5698 NetComm Roadster V.92 (serial interface) | AM4068 NetComm Wave V.92 (serial interface) | | The question is: is it worth playing with Linux support for | modems on what customer wants to call mission-critical | server? | | What is you experience? Do you run, or are you aware | of any critical environment where Linux servers are used | with directly-attached (or through a hub, Adaptec for example) | modem pool? | | I know that Linux can work for reasonable use, but the | services that customer have in mind are higly critical and | highly utilised round the clock... | | I welcome and thank you for any comments in advance. | | Regards, | | Dusan (Amateur Radio VK2COT) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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