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- Path: news1.cris.com!cnc000070
- From: gaiter1@concentric.network (WardaLu)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Modem servers
- Date: 14 Jan 1996 17:25:36 GMT
- Organization: Concentric Internet Services
- Message-ID: <4dbeag$nag@spectator.cris.com>
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- In article <DL2FC3.LwE@inter.NL.net>, kvnus@cbg.nl (Klaas van Nus) wrote:
-
- >We currently have a 2 server 3.12 Novell network with 50 workstations.
- >As the system operator I only have a modem, which is great as long as
- >I myself want to use it, but if other people want to use it II can't
- >do anything.
- >
- >Now we want to install one modem to the server or use a modem server
- >so that everyone can stay at their workplace and use the modem(s)
- >from there. Some people must use the modem for Internet, some people
- >must use it for calling BBS's and some other people must use it for
- >electronic banking. Is there a way to do this ?
- >Many thanks in advance
- >
- >Klaas van Nus
- >Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie
- >kvnus@cbg.nl
-
- The first thing you want to know is:
-
- "How many users need modems, and how often will they need them?"
-
- If ten or less need/use modems quite often, give them their own modems,
- as the cost will be lower than dedicating a cpu as a modem server. You
- might even be eable to stretch that to 15 users, depending on the price
- your quoted on quantity purchase of the modems. This will also remove
- the modem load from the server, *but*, if in the future you expect more
- and more people to need/use modems, and use them for short periods, you
- might want to go with the server idea.
-
- The important thing to keep in mind here is the number of users <50>,
- and the Demand Load on the servers. Do you have slow periods more than
- 5 to 8 times per week? Per day? If per day, you need to increase server
- power, and that might be a way to justify a server with modem capabilities.
-
- WardaLu
-