Sorry but we don't have any to spare =) But if you look around on the net,
I'm sure you could find a Boca B2016 16 port serial board for about $100.
We have 3 and they are simple to get working under redhat. vi
/usr/src/linux/drivers/char/serial.c and change the define line to #define
BOCA_FLAGS ASYNC_BOOT_AUTOCONF cd /usr/src/linux make zImage install it run
lilo and reboot =)
Check out the boca mini howto. Our former sys admin helped the fella who
made it.
Note: We bought a new stallion Easy/IO, but I haven't bothered to play with
it much to get it working. It was about $450 Canadian.
Dan
At 02:16 PM 4/16/98 +0000, Chris Tyler wrote:
>
>Greetings! I'm looking for an inexpensive, reliable serial multi-port
>recommendation for use with RH5. The scenario is this: we have a server that
>has been converted over from UnixWare to RedHat Linux (upgraded! :-) where
the
>users were connected via serial lines to a Computone Intelliport II
multi-port
>serial controller. Under Linux most of the users (~20 and growing) are
>connected via ethernet, but there are still 3 printers and a few (~4)
users who
>are connected via serial. The serial system is alternating between silently
>crashing, affecting only the serial users, and panicing, affecting everyone.
>:-( I'm hoping to shake the users ASAP but the serial printers will remain
(and
>we may hang a few more modems off this box) so I need a better serial
solution.
>
>(The Computone system has nice hardware, but the drivers were flakey under
UW,
>and are wildly unstable under Linux. That's my experience only, your
milage may
>vary. I've stuck with Computone at several sites to this point but it's
time to
>jump ship).
>
>I see a number of serial solutions for Linux but have experience with none of
>the other vendors. I need an economical (this is a non-profit client),
>moderate-performance 8-port device that will support light users and printers
>up to 38.4kbps and perhaps in due course a modem or two at 57.6 or 115.2kbps
>(when the serial users are gone). The system is a P150 PCI/ISA (located in
>Canada if it matters; any resellers nearby want to save my sanity? :-). Any
>comments appreciated.
>
>--
>Chris Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Global Proximity Corporation http://Global.Proximity.ON.CA/
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