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1. Are Tactical's products supported on VMware?
   Yes, we support VMware as a platform. TTYredirector can either be installed on the virtual machine or on the guest machine.
2. How many ports can I create with TTYredirector?
   The back-end daemon will have no fixed device limitation, however, the Linux kernel limits the number of Unix98 PTYs to a maximum of 2048, and virtually all distributions are configured for 256. Since PTYs are a shared resource, the number available to TTYredirector will almost certainly be low ...
3. What files are created and modified by TTYredirector?
   When TTYredirector is installed, the following files are created or replaced: /usr/local/bin/trconfig - the configuration utility /usr/local/bin/trquery - the query utility (displays configuration) /usr/local/bin/trtrace - the trace utilly /usr/local/sbin/ttyredirectord - the daemon /etc/ttyred ...
4. Is it better to use a T1 line or a PRI line for a modem server?
   Analog modem calls should work identically with either type of voice telephone service. A PRI line will be necessary if the server is going to place ISDN calls. For the Cisco ASxxxx, our experience has been that T1 is generally easier to configure.
5. Can I set up a redirector to get the next available modem or serial device on a server?
   This is a common feature of modem servers, which often support a "hunt group" or "rotary" feature that makes multiple modems appear at a single TCP port number on the server. You can then use that port number when configuring TTYredirector, and the server will automatically provide the first av ...