> I have a requirement to connect a large number of USB bus powered external > hard disks to a FreeBSD 8.0 system. I am talking about hundreds of them.
The USB spec itself limits to 127 devices per bus, including hubs (and including the internal hub-like device on many busses). <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus#Overview> > I am aware of the power and bus limitations and intend to use power hubs and > multiple server USB ports to overcome this issue. My question is this: > > Does FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE have an operating system limitation on the number > of USB storage devices I can connect and mount. > > Thanks. > > Patrick Collins _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
