Best serial console server construction method?

[Wilko Bulte]

On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 08:24:04AM +0200, Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote:
> 
> > use a computer that will be used for other purposes and add 8
> > 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).  So I came up with the following scheme.
> 
> You may want to check ebay (or its local ilk) for a serial terminal
> server. They are usually available there and in the 25-75 dollar range for
> a <16 port version.

Yup, that should work. Say an old DECserver 700 or so. Works with 
'conserver' (in ports) just dandy. We run something like that at work
(albeit from Tru64)

Wilko
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