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Date:      Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:08:29 +0500 (ESK)
From:      "Serge A. Babkin" <babkin@hq.icb.chel.su>
To:        max@run.net (Maxim Bolotin)
Cc:        alex@yahoo.com, hardware@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org, max@rnd.runnet.ru
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD as Terminal Server
Message-ID:  <199611150308.IAA01844@hq.icb.chel.su>
In-Reply-To: <328AD23F.41C67EA6@run.net> from "Maxim Bolotin" at Nov 14, 96 08:03:11 am

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> 
> Alexander Winske wrote:
> > 
> > Howdy,
> >  I'm looking to set up a largish terminal server on
> > a FreeBSD box. (I want to log console output and allow
> > console sessions with approx. 75-100 hosts).
> > 
> > Can anyone out there recommend a flavor of multiport
> > serial card that will allow me to have that many ports?
> > I would think that they wouldn't have to be doing more than
> > 2400 baud each, if that makes any difference...
> > 
> > tia,
> > Alex
> I think you can use DigiBoard PC/16i or PC/16e. It has 16 ports
> with speed up to 115K. The model PC/16e is cheeper than other 
> 'cause it has only 64K buffer , other has 128K-512K.
> The driver for 2.1.5, stable is work weel, Now I port it for
> 2.2, I send it to author (Serge A. Babkin <babkin@hq.icb.chel.su>)
> He said me he'll send it to Bruce Evans. New version work very well.
> I'm using PC/16e with 4 leased lines ( 28K ), 6 terminals (9600K) and
> printer (9600K). All It work under 2.2-SNAP-141096.

I can say you what Bruce replied to me :-) This driver needs lots of
clean up. I hope I'll do it at this weekend.

-SB



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