[wellylug] multiport serial cards?

[Peter Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Gordon [mailto:don at dis.org.nz] 
> Sent: Friday, 4 November 2005 4:00 p.m.
> To: Wellington Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] multiport serial cards?
> 
> 
> On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:50:16 +1300 , Peter Jones 
> <PeterJ at indeserve.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> > > I'm looking for a multiport serial card to use in a Fedora
> > > Core machine.  Any suggestions for readily available devices?
> 
> > This sort of thing? 
> > http://www.digi.com/products/multiportserialcards/classicboard.jsp
> 
> I suppose.  Do they work well with Linux (i.e. no binary-only 
> drivers), and who sells them here?
> 
> > How many ports and how many cards? There are some old, full 
> length 4 
> > port ISA cards at work
> 
> For this project, I'm after something that's 4-port, PCI, 
> new, and readily obtainable.  Although if you have some old 
> ISA cards you're happy to part with, I'd be interested; 
> something to provide serial console access to machines in the 
> datagarage would be useful.
> 
> donald

Try these...

http://ftp.linux.org.uk/LDP/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO-5.html

If you want to try the ISA one then yeah, ok. Looks like this.(8 port
version shown here)
http://www.digi.com/products/multiportserialcards/pcx.jsp
Cable has DB25M connectors

This might be the driver you need
ftp://ftp1.digi.com/support/multiportserialadapters/classicboard/classicboar
d4isa/linuxredhat/

Installation manual,  (jumpers and dip switches etc) here
http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/90029700a.pdf

After that you're on your own. I've never tried using this with anything.
The original application was OS/2

Click on the "where to buy" link to find an NZ retailer

Peter