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Date:      Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:07:44 -0400
From:      Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
To:        Danny Howard <dannyman@toldme.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: multiport serial reccomendations?
Message-ID:  <tohqf11nchd4u1cng9kg9mc1q6uhbk7v0m@4ax.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050812231421.GL13398@ratchet.nebcorp.com>
References:  <20050812231421.GL13398@ratchet.nebcorp.com>

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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:14:22 -0700, in sentex.lists.freebsd.questions
you wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I'm looking to build a nanny box to provide maintenance services to my
>servers.  One of these services ought to be serial console access.  I've
>currently got an old Cyclades box in service, but I'm curious to just
>sport a multiport serial card and run conserver directly on the nanny
>box.

If you need more than 8, sometimes its cheaper to go with a surplus
PM25. (See www.portmasters.com).  We use quite a few lava cards, but
only the 4 port variety.    Other option that might work for you are
USB cards.  I have used ones based on the uftdi driver and they seem
to work well in RELENG_5 and above. =20

Take a look at the PUC driver source code to see what is supported
first.


	---Mike
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Mike Tancsa, Sentex communications http://www.sentex.net
Providing Internet Access since 1994
mike@sentex.net, (http://www.tancsa.com)



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