Best serial console server construction method?
David O'Brien
obrien at freebsd.org
Sun Jun 1 18:12:30 PDT 2003
On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 09:15:13PM -0700, Will Andrews wrote:
> serial ports. How am I going to do that cheaply? Well, N-port
> serial cards (where N is >= 4) cost a few hundred dollars from
> everywhere I could see (granted, they're niche items and are
> accordingly priced).
I've eBay'ed both a Comtrol RocketPort PCI 8-port for $26 and a 16-port
for $28. Non-Digi used devices can be had pretty cheaply.
> two 4-port USB hubs and get 8 single-port serial adapters. So
> far as I can tell, the total cost would be approximately:
>
> 8 x USB->RS232 DB9 Male @ $8/ea = $64
Where did you find these so cheap? They are $30-$40 at Fry's.
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