Lots of options at http://www.byterunner.com/
--
Sean
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On 4/16/14, 4:30 PM, Neal Horman wrote:
just a thought.... usb hub, and multiple usb serial port adapters....
On 4/16/2014 5:19 PM, Christopher Hilton wrote:
On Apr 16, 2014, at 5:46 PM, Kevin Kadow<[email protected]> wrote:
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Michael Sierchio<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm looking for a 4- or 8-port serial card that works with FreeBSD 9.X, for
either net5501 or net6501.
Suggestions entertained.
I use the Sunix SER5066A card with my Net5501, but not under FreeBSD.
I was using one of the Comtrol Rocketport 8 port cards with a Net5501-60. But I
ran FreeBSD 8-STABLE. The driver for the comtrol is still in FreeBSD though you
may need to compile a custom kernel or play with /boot/loader.conf to access
the card. The card is a:
Comtrol RocketPort uPCI
P/N: 5002265
Note two things:
FreeBSD supports a bunch of multi-port serial cards but not all of them
are support by the Net5501. The Soekris only does 3.3V PCI if I recall
correctly. If you can find pictures search for images of the comtrol listed
above and the Moxa C168H 8-Port serial card The Moxa will not work in the
Net5501 because it has the wrong kind of PCI signalling. If you compare the
images you'll notice that the Comtrol has two slots in the interface fingers
part of the card where the Moxa only has one.
There are plenty of people selling these cards on eBay where I bought
mine. It's rare to find someone selling both the card and the multi port serial
cable / box needed to make it run. The problem seems to be that while the cards
aren't rare, the interface cable is.
-- Chris
P.S. Putting FreeBSD 9-STABLE on my Soekris is a short term project. I brought
the card to my workbench and will test it when I put 9.2 on the Soekris.
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