> Thanks David. My question was specific to FreeBSD's limitations rather than > USB limitiations.
You're not going to get "hundreds of them" on a single bus, whether it's FreeBSD's limitation or USB's. > > On 19/02/2010, David King <dk...@ketralnis.com> wrote: >> >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > Patrick Collins > +61 419 712 581 > _______________________________________________ > 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" > _______________________________________________ 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"