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From: dwhite@anshar.shadow.net (Don Whiteside)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Will BOCA BB2016 Multi Serial work on FreeBSD ???????
Date: 29 Jul 1995 21:18:34 -0400
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Jeff Hupp (jhupp@NovellNet.Gensys.com) wrote:
: In article <3uuiea$29p@voyager.internex.net> Grant Haidinyak <grant@iwv.com> writes:

: >wayne@zipmail.co.uk (Wayne Taylor) wrote:
: >>Can anyone tell me if they have used the Boca BB2016 serail card on FreeBSD

: >I should mention that I've only tested the first 3 ports & the last port to see
: >if they work, so there could be a problem with using a fully populated board.

:      No problem with a fully populated board.  I have 32 ports running on a 
: box (hal-pc.org) that acts as a shell, slip & UUCP server for our PC club.  No 

I also am running a 16 port Boca Board. Had to recompile the kernel and 
MAKEDEV the devices. Other than that, easy as pie.

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