multiport serial cards

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>>>>> "Greg" == Greg  <greg@baratel.com> writes:

    Greg> Hi, I want to hook 8 modems up to a slackware 4.0 box,
    Greg> running either a P200 or AMD K6/2-350, 64M ram

    Greg> any suggestions or recommendations would be appreciated.

I too need to hook up 8 modems, but one needs to do voice, one data,
and the rest fax.  I looked at the Comtrol RocketModem 8 port board,
but it won't do the voice part.  I guess I could put a Zyxel 1459 on a 
motherboard serial port to handle the voice requirement.

The newer Rocketmodem boards are PCI and have individual reset
controls over the modems, but they are only 6 port, not 8.  :-(

The fax modems are needed for sending, not receiving.  What is a cheap 
reliable fax sending modem?  Any suggestions?  I had planned to used
Zyxel's, but they are getting harder and harder to find in the US, and 
I get worried for future support and availability.  I plan to
eventually build several of these boxes.

The use of a multiport modem board is attractive because of limited
shelf space at the server colocation site.

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