Computone makes several products that might suit your need, and their boxes
range in configuration from a fixed 16 port configuration to their
PowerRack, which has been renamed to Something2000. It'll support 64 ports
and has various marketspeak things. You can also load a handy-dandy linux
kernel driver and access the ports on the box via /dev/ character device
entries, or you can connect to its serial ports via tcp/ip. In addition it
supports PPP/SLIP, and you can buy RS232 or 432? cards, allowing you to use
them in applications where your serial cable runs are very long. Wal-Mart
uses these to provide serial connectivity to their cash registers, UPC code
scanners, etc.
- jsw
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert L. Yelvington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 5:59 PM
To: debian-isp
Cc: Debian Users
Subject: forgot manufacturer name of serial ethernet devices
a couple of months ago i read an article in some trade rag about a
serial device that was networkable via ethernet? forgot the name of the
product and the company, imagine that! basically, it's a serial hub
with an ethernet port.
if anyone knows what i am talking about would you mind passing along a
URL, a name, something?
AND
if anyone is using a device like this...whatcha think?
kind regards,
rob
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