Re: Best serial console server construction method?

From: David O'Brien (obrien_at_freebsd.org)
Date: 06/02/03

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    Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 18:12:17 -0700
To: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org>

    On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 09:15:13PM -0700, Will Andrews wrote:
    > 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).

    I've eBay'ed both a Comtrol RocketPort PCI 8-port for $26 and a 16-port
    for $28. Non-Digi used devices can be had pretty cheaply.

    > two 4-port USB hubs and get 8 single-port serial adapters. So
    > far as I can tell, the total cost would be approximately:
    >
    > 8 x USB->RS232 DB9 Male @ $8/ea = $64

    Where did you find these so cheap? They are $30-$40 at Fry's. 

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-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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