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Can I connect a Cobalt server appliance to modem racks and become a dial-up ISP?

April 26, 2017appliance cobalt Connect dial-up ISP modem Racks server

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Can I connect a Cobalt server appliance to modem racks and become a dial-up ISP?

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While Cobalt server appliances excel in web, FTP and email hosting for IPPs (Internet Presence Providers) or ISPs, they are not designed to provide multi-line dialup connectivity. They are specifically designed for Ethernet connectivity. You can run PPP on the Cobalt RaQ, but that supports just a single phone line. Setup requires specialized software and Unix skills. We have not tested any multi-line serial devices or terminal servers on any of our products. A server appliance can be used as an authentication device for a terminal server, but we have no plans to develop this application.