Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 11:01:32 -0500 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards) Message-ID: <199601311601.LAA16743@etinc.com>
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>> > If you have a source for the $35 variant, I'd love to see it. The only >> > reference I managed to track down was for a $400 product, which unsurprisingly >> > failed to enthuse me. Currently I install 8-port relay boards in a >> > nominated 'stable' system, and run lines from the motherboard reset pins >> > to the relays. Crude, but _very_ effective. (Until someone runs the >> > 'cylon' program I use to test the cards 8) >> >> One of the Europeans (Joerg? Soren?) built a card. > >Emerging Technologies has a pricey but (apparently) flexible watchdog card, >as I recall it was around $200. This is $169......its on our ET/5025 sync board at no addtional cost if you happen to need one of those. There is a driver for FreeBSD and a development kit with a sample app if you want to incorporate it into an appliction or script. dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX
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