From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Aug 29 7:40: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from inago.swcp.com (inago.swcp.com [198.59.115.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6F4C37B423 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2000 07:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (deichert@localhost) by inago.swcp.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id IAA13411 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:40:02 -0600 (MDT) X-Authentication-Warning: inago.swcp.com: deichert owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:40:02 -0600 (MDT) From: Diana Eichert X-Sender: deichert@inago.swcp.com To: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Terminal Server recommendations? In-Reply-To: <39ABAFAF.52BBEA3E@buckhorn.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Look for a used Livingstion PM-25, the serial connections are brought out via octopus cables. I've paid between US$400-700 for them. diana On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, Bob Martin wrote: > Michael Elbel wrote: > > > > Getting tired of not knowing what our servers say on the console without > > having to walk up to their room I am looking for a terminal server. > > > > Does anybody have a recommendation of what brands to look at? I simply need > > to hang consoles off it - access via ssh would be optimal but telnet > > probably is sufficient as well. > > > > I don't want to buy something that is more expensive than a slim line PC > > with a multi serial card though. What I've come up so far with would cost > > $2500 to $3000 for 16 ports which frankly is out of my reach. > > > > Michael > > > > That's about the market. Look for a used Livingston Portmaster PM2e. > Should do what you want. > > Bob Martin > -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message