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
>
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