I've been using old cisco 25009/2511 routers for remote serial console access, they can be had for around $100 on ebay ..... go for the RJ models to avoid octal cables. 2509 = 8 ports/2511 = 16 ports. $100-$200 on average.
--marco On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Courtney Bane <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 27, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Alfred Landrum wrote: > > > If you have good or bad experiences with a multiport serial card, > > please let me know. I'd like to find an 8 port serial card to use > > with a net5501 in order to create a linux-based serial access terminal > > server. I've found several vendors online, but not all specify > > whether they will support 3.3v. > > > Even if the specifications for a given card don't tell you whether it > supports 3.3V, you can still tell if you have a good enough picture of the > card. The 3.3V and 5V PCI slots have different keying, and PCI cards have > appropriate notches in them so that they will only fit in ports with > supported voltages. See this picture for the details on the keying: < > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/File:PCI_Keying.png>. > > I did a quick search on NewEgg (in this category: < > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007531+600022011&IsNodeId=1&Subcategory=73>), > and found at least two cards that look like they will do what you need: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158062 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158215 > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >
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