> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 12:07:07 +0100 > From: Pierre Emeriaud <[email protected]> > To: Garry <[email protected]> > Cc: Cisco Mailing list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] OT: Gauging interest for "smart" Terminal/Console > server > Message-ID: > <CA+PSOpzGM6sHEMBgzfJqr6= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > With that basis, I was thinking about designing a circuit that will > > allow for a high-density (1U) setup with 24 or even 48 serial ports, > > connectable to a user-supplied server via a USB port (though a 48 port > > solution might be better connected through two ports). A (halfway) > > careful first estimate could result in cost somewhere in the range of > > 200-300$ for a finished product with 24 ports. Is this something - both > > from a technical as well as financial POV - that folks might be > > interested in? > > Something like https://freetserv.github.io ? >
Nice. "Some assembly required." ;-) There's also the venerable Avocent/Cyclades ACS48. With one Fast Ethernet NIC and two PCMCIA cards there are a few OOB management connectivity options there. And some models also have dual power supplies. Second hand ACS devices could be found for reasonable prices on eBay a few years back. This happens to be an ACS32: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cyclades-AlterPath-ACS32-MS-3309264-/381563444160?hash=item58d6f41bc0:g:ByYAAOSwe7BWu0wg -- ---~~.~~--- Mike // SilverTip257 // _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
