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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
