Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 08:24:04 +0200 (CEST) From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik <dirkx@webweaving.org> To: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best serial console server construction method? Message-ID: <20030526082236.C43487-100000@foem> In-Reply-To: <20030526041513.GP81874@procyon.firepipe.net>
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> use a computer that will be used for other purposes and add 8 > serial ports. How am I going to do that cheaply? Well, N-port > serial cards (where N is >= 4) cost a few hundred dollars from > everywhere I could see (granted, they're niche items and are > accordingly priced). So I came up with the following scheme. You may want to check ebay (or its local ilk) for a serial terminal server. They are usually available there and in the 25-75 dollar range for a <16 port version. Dw.
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