Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:51:50 +0200 From: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sharing COM ports to Windows hosts Message-ID: <50443766.4020705@boosten.org> In-Reply-To: <20120903030217.GA79339@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> References: <20120903030217.GA79339@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru>
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On 3-9-2012 5:02, Victor Sudakov wrote: > Colleagues, > > There is a FreeBSD box with several RS232 ports. Can those ports be > accessed by Windows hosts over the network? Actually, does anyone > have a success story for such a scenario? > > There is some software like comms/serialoverip, comms/tits etc but are > there any (freeware) Windows virtual COM port drivers compatible > therewith? > > Maybe some Windows drivers for hardware console servers (like Moxa) > would work with tits etc? > > Thanks a lot for any advice. > If I understand your question correctly, then AFAICT the only way to access serial ports over the network is with a piece of additional hardware, like a terminal server, for instance: http://www.perle.com/products/Terminal-Server.shtml?utm_source=ppc&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=server Peter -- http://www.boosten.org ----- Geen virus gevonden in dit bericht. Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 2012.0.2197 / Virusdatabase: 2437/5242 - datum van uitgifte: 09/02/12
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