From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 12 23:32:25 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E55891065673 for ; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:32:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92AED8FC14 for ; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:32:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2CNWONe022816; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:32:24 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n2CNWOSD022813; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:32:24 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:32:23 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Valentin Bud In-Reply-To: <139b44430903120432pfacbc3bwe8720950a2322020@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <139b44430903120113p586a803co558a6631633c0e5@mail.gmail.com> <139b44430903120432pfacbc3bwe8720950a2322020@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:32:24 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: USB hub and USB to Serial cable on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:32:26 -0000 On Thu, 12 Mar 2009, Valentin Bud wrote: > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Wojciech Puchar < > wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: > >> Do you know if i can get FreeBSD 7.0 to see USB to serial (RS232) cables if >>> they are >>> connected to a USB hub? >>> >>> load a proper USB-serial driver ;) >> >> man ucom >> > > Thanks for the tip Wojciech. I just wonder if it will work because i > want to connect 8 USB to Serial to an USB hub and the hub to be > connected to the FreeBSD box through an USB port. Do you think that is > possible? Any comments suggestion are welcomed. Don't know of any reason it wouldn't work. A USR serial modem works here through a PL2303 (uplcom) USB/serial adapter, then through a hub. More USB-serial adapters should just give you more /dev/cuaUn devices. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA