From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Nov 14 16:36:46 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA27510 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 16:36:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA27500 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 16:36:40 -0800 (PST) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA24389; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 16:35:33 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199611150035.QAA24389@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2-ALPHA is now available. In-Reply-To: from Todd at "Nov 14, 96 09:23:27 am" To: todd@gov.com (Todd) Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 16:35:32 -0800 (PST) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > > > BOCA BB2016 16 port serial card using shared IRQ (Has neen supported > > > for ages) > > > > Thanks, added. > > > > Jordan > > > Actually, I've been using just such an adapter with 2.0.5-RELEASE and a > kernel config file that someone helped me generate. I saw mention of the > board being used by someone on the mailing list archives on > www.freebsd.org, and emailed the person for help on doing it myself. I > have to admit, though, neither of us have gotten around to testing ports > beyond the first 8. Still, the Boca 8-port board (and 4-port for that > matter) doesn't have carrier detect lines, so the 16-port board is the > only one they make that works with modems. I got the thing because I'm > too cheap to get a RisCom or Cyclades or Digi, but at the time I had need > of more than 4 ports... I have clients with 2 and 3 of these cards in one system running 32 and 48 ports respectifully. It will work for you when you go above your current 4 port utilization. You are correct about the 8 port not having modem control, but I think the (not positive here) the 4 port does. If not I _know_ the 6 port board does. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD