From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Nov 14 03:56:50 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id DAA03230 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 03:56:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from root.com (implode.root.com [198.145.90.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id DAA03225 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 03:56:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by root.com (8.7.6/8.6.5) with SMTP id DAA10565; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 03:56:01 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199611141156.DAA10565@root.com> X-Authentication-Warning: implode.root.com: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Bruce Evans cc: alex@yahoo.com, sos@ravenock.cybercity.dk, hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as Terminal Server In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 14 Nov 1996 22:30:10 +1100." <199611141130.WAA10910@godzilla.zeta.org.au> From: David Greenman Reply-To: dg@root.com Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 03:56:01 -0800 Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>In reply to Alexander Winske who wrote: >>> >>> Howdy, >>> I'm looking to set up a largish terminal server on >>> a FreeBSD box. (I want to log console output and allow >>> console sessions with approx. 75-100 hosts). >>> >>> Can anyone out there recommend a flavor of multiport >>> serial card that will allow me to have that many ports? >>> I would think that they wouldn't have to be doing more than >>> 2400 baud each, if that makes any difference... > >3 * 32-port Cyclades boards should work OK at such a low speed, >but are very expensive (list prices are US$1328 for a 32Ye (ISA) >and $1537 for a 32YeP (PCI). Discount prices seem to be slightly >more than half the list prices). They sell to ISPs at the discount price (about 1/2). If anyone's interested, talk to Doris Li, 510 770 9727. She's very familiar with FreeBSD... -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project