Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 18:12:17 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best serial console server construction method? Message-ID: <20030602011217.GC82304@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20030526041513.GP81874@procyon.firepipe.net> References: <20030526041513.GP81874@procyon.firepipe.net>
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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. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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