----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Freel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:00 PM Subject: KX-T: Continued Quest for Terminal Server Solution...
> BUT- one of the main purposes' is to find a terminal server here so we don't > have to run cabling to a dedicated location. > > I have seen several post using a pc which will obviously work for small port > counts (1-4). -But- a terminal server consumes <2W /channel has no hard > drive or software to install (or fail). And even a 32 port device is the > size of a six pack. AND for those who fancy Linux that's what they run, not > that the OS makes ANY difference what so ever in an embedded application. > ALSO many folks don't have a clue that if you read the data sheet for PC > power supply they ARE NOT rated for 24x7 POH(Power on Hours) most are > limited to less than 70%POH. Whoops I almost forgot same problem with many > desktop disk drives AND almost all 2.5" drives. Even IBM's wonderful > microdive are limited 50 POH/week. Sorry. > > Let's come up with a solution for this problem! Haven't been on the list long. Perhaps this has been offered up in the past. An old PortMaster PM2 would probably work and can be had for dirt cheap. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2070400322 Jim _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
