On 2006/11/10 08:44, Julien TOUCHE wrote: > Eric Huiban wrote on 10/11/2006 01:10: > > After a long time of lurking and looking through solutions like USB, > > Ethernet, serial busses, home produced, commercial ones, etc : i ended to > > buy a scraped terminal server allowing me to connect up to 40 > > traditionnal 9600 serial devices as well as 57600 bps modems (slip and ppp > > can be provided by the termserver). It's dirt cheap when gaming with > > sensors and actuators, and wiring is build around standard ethernet cables > > with RJ45. But ethernet and IP compatibility with OpenBSD is total, and i > > can totaly rely on the code already wrote by people hanging around this > > list. > > could you precise some references to buy similar one ?
type "terminal server" into ebay. lots of options (old decservers, cisco 2509/2511/2511RJ, lantronix, xylogic annex, livingstone/lucent portmaster etc). you might need to do some research, they won't always come with everything you need to actually use them (in some cases: AUI/10baseT transceivers, proprietary cables, flashcards, more RAM).
