> Hello there,
> I have a simple question.
> I have been able to setup 4 internal modems on my pc using COM1 to
COM4. Is
> it possible to install more than four internal modems by making say
> additional ttyS5 and ttyS6 devices and configuring the modems for
> different IRQ's or do I have to go for a multiport serial adapter card
and
> external modems ?.
> Has anyone done it or tried it ?
>
Yes, see the "setserial" man page for details on telling the kernel
about "non-standard" serial ports. On an older machine you need to
watch the power and cooling requirements for such a setup however.
Also the setserial program can crash SMP machines on older kernel version.
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