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From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
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In-Reply-To: "John T. Farmer" <jfarmer@sabre.goldsword.com>
       "Re: Multiple serial ports" (Oct  2,  1:00am)
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} Actually, there are several vendors of terminal servers that will do 
} 4 to 16 serial ports in the <$1500 range (some much less than that!).
} The downside is the number of control lines available, sometimes the 
} maximin port speed, and some of the "routing" type features.  Check out
} Lantronix, Equinox, Chase, Stallion, some of the cheaper DEC boxes, etc.
} 

Quirky and slow.  I've tested the Stallions and sent them back, and heard
others doing the same with other cheap boxes.

They may be able to run one port at a reasonable speed, say 9600
or 19200.  More than that and they bog down and get jerky and slow.
Just one printer connection and a single interactive telnet session at
the same time becomes unbearable.

And, do any of them have modem control?


Richard