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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.eng.convex.com!newshost.convex.com!newsgate.duke.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!alterdial.uu.net!NewsWatcher!user From: postmaster@mx.intermac.com Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: homemade terminal server? Date: 5 Jul 1996 21:53:29 GMT Organization: Intermac Lines: 17 Message-ID: <postmaster-0507960605220001@206.65.200.5> NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.65.200.5 X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.1.8 I help run this Macintosh-based bulletin board system running FirstClass. FirstClass can handle both IP-based and modem connections. My problem is that my Mac server has run out of expansion slots but I would like to add more modem connections to the system. Now, I have a FreeBSD-based 486 lying around doing nothing but simple FTP. I would like to be able to put in something like a 16-port serial card and have any incoming calls automatically (and forcefully) redirected to that Mac via IP (the Mac has a IP number and port it listens to). I also wouldn't want those people connecting to our Mac server to have access to our internal network and our T1 connection to the internet. Is this possible? Are there any free programs out there that can behave like one of those "Annex" terminal server? Any help greatly appreciated. Dave