----- Original Message -----
From: "Federico Sevilla III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 09:30 AM
Subject: [plug] [OFF-TOPIC] Adding a serial port
> Hi there fellow PLUGgers,
>
> Again, another lousy hardware question from me. Apologies. It's not a
> brand comparison request, though, so I hope this won't rile anyone up. My
> Linux box already has both serial ports of the motherboard used up (two
> modems). I plan to add one more modem plus use a serial port to "talk" to
> my UPS. Would anyone know what card I can add (that is supported by Linux,
> of course) to add two (or more?) more serial ports to my system? If the
> hardware is "exotic", supplier recommendations will be most welcome, too.
> Thanks everyone!!! :-)
first option jijo:
buy two internal modem and assign what available irq and i/o ports to
avoid conflicts and give way either serial 1 or serial 2 for your UPS
connection.
second option:
buy a multi serial port card like comtrol rocketport or digiboard which
it has a available driver for linux.
fooler.
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