Serial connection?

2010-04-22 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Hi, I wonder if someone could recommend a cheap and simple device to connect 8-10 servers through serial port so I can connect them from outside using telnet or ssh. A device name and price / link to purchase would help. Thanks, Hetz -- my blog (hebrew): http://benhamo.org Skype: heunique MSN:

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2010-04-22 Thread Marc Volovic
You are talking about a terminal server. I suggest you buy the simplest possible linux machine (micro box would be VERY good), plug in two USB hubs and plug into the hubs USB-RS232 converters. Voilla! Instant TS. M On Apr 22, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Hi, I wonder if someone

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2010-04-22 Thread shimi
2010/4/22 Hetz Ben Hamo het...@gmail.com Hi, I wonder if someone could recommend a cheap and simple device to connect 8-10 servers through serial port so I can connect them from outside using telnet or ssh. A device name and price / link to purchase would help. Thanks, Hetz I think

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2010-04-22 Thread Shachar Shemesh
shimi wrote: 2010/4/22 Hetz Ben Hamo het...@gmail.com mailto:het...@gmail.com Hi, I wonder if someone could recommend a cheap and simple device to connect 8-10 servers through serial port so I can connect them from outside using telnet or ssh. A device name and price /

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2010-04-22 Thread Serge
On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 10:21 +0300, shimi wrote: 2010/4/22 Hetz Ben Hamo het...@gmail.com Hi, I wonder if someone could recommend a cheap and simple device to connect 8-10 servers through serial port so I can connect them from outside using telnet or ssh.

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2010-04-22 Thread shimi
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Shachar Shemesh shac...@shemesh.bizwrote: shimi wrote: 2010/4/22 Hetz Ben Hamo het...@gmail.com Hi, I wonder if someone could recommend a cheap and simple device to connect 8-10 servers through serial port so I can connect them from outside using

Re: Serial connection?

2010-04-22 Thread Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh
On 04/22/10 10:25, Marc Volovic wrote: You are talking about a terminal server. I suggest you buy the simplest possible linux machine (micro box would be VERY good), plug in two USB hubs and plug into the hubs USB-RS232 converters. Voilla! Instant TS. While this is relatively cheap solution,

Re: Serial connection?

2010-04-22 Thread Marc Volovic
I suspect that you are indeed right - reliability is questionable in a USB to serial. I have had devices with good reliability and some with dismal (same maker). On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh wrote: On 04/22/10 10:25, Marc Volovic wrote: You are talking about a