Re: Multiport Serial

From: Simon *** (simond_at_irrelevant.org)
Date: 11/26/03

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    To: Wm Brian McCane <root@mccons.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:56:39 +0000

    On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 18:08, Wm Brian McCane wrote:
    > Greetings,
    > This might no longer be a good place to ask this since so few of
    > us actually use modems anymore, but...
    >
    > I am wondering which of the multiple serial port cards is best
    > supported/maintained in FreeBSD. I am also concerned with
    > expandability...
    >
    > A customer with a server running about 20 dumb terminals plus some PCs on
    > a network, wants to put a box in a satellite office to run 4 or 5
    > terminals and a printer. They also would like a new report system and we
    > are looking at setting up a box with about 32 modems hanging off it's
    > backside for faxing and dumping directly to onsite modem/buffer/printer
    > units.
    >
    > So:
    > support for 8 upto 32 ports
    > well maintained driver
    > capable of sending 32 simultaneous 19200 or faster faxes
    > Not too worried about the price

    Not sure if this works under FreeBSD or not (the chipset does, it's the
    8 port part that apparently hasn't been tested), but easysync.co.uk do a
    USB -> up to 8 serial port units which may be worth looking into

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