No, modem connections do not use up an HDLC channel - only sync port connections do, like ISDN-PPP, Frame-Relay, ISDN-MP etc. >If you have fewer of them than you have physical ports (channels, modems, >serial ports, etc..) then you are in trouble. Since the MAX40xx can have up to 4*30 (Europe) channels = 120, and the base unit has 64 channels "built in", you might need to add more 32HDLC cards to support more than 64 simultaneous HDLC sessions (1 frame-relay port T1/E1 can use up 24/30 in one go).... >I think those cards are obsolete because modern Maxen have more than >enough of them built in to handle the largest possible number of physical >ports you could install. No, that's not true - as I suggest above. Kevin ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <STRONG>Follow-Ups</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg08846.html">Re: (ASCEND) 32HDLC card</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Andre Beck <beck@ibh-dd.de></LI> </UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg08785.html">Re: (ASCEND) 32HDLC card</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Bruce Robertson <bruce@greatbasin.net></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg08750.html">Re: (ASCEND) 32HDLC card</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Phillip Vandry <vandry@Mlink.NET></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg08762.html">(ASCEND) Multi-IP NAT</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg08758.html">(ASCEND) Re: Solaris/SunOS Shell Needed</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg08759.html">Re: (ASCEND) 32HDLC card</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg08785.html">Re: (ASCEND) 32HDLC card</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail6.html#08761"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd166.html#08761"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>