On 2015-12-07 Mon 21:30 PM |, Jordon wrote: > I recently picked up a few PCI serial port cards from the junk pile at > work. My intent is to put one in my soon-to-be-retired Soekris net5501 > and install OpenBSD on it to turn it into an 8 port terminal switch. > > I tried the cards in a different PC just to see if they would work. > Unfortunately, none of them were supported. >
If you want to get going quickly Jordan, Moxa PCI cards work: $ fgrep puc0 /var/run/dmesg.boot puc0 at pci0 dev 18 function 0 "Moxa C168H" rev 0x01: ports: 8 com com4 at puc0 port 0 irq 9: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo com5 at puc0 port 1 irq 9: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo com6 at puc0 port 2 irq 9: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo com7 at puc0 port 3 irq 9: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo com8 at puc0 port 4 irq 9: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo com9 at puc0 port 5 irq 9: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo com10 at puc0 port 6 irq 9: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo com11 at puc0 port 7 irq 9: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo I found 3 on ebay.co.uk & grabbed them - all with octopus cable. -- I once met a lassie named Ruth, In a long distance telephone booth. Now I know the perfection, Of an ideal connection, Even if somewhat uncouth.
