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From: phil@zipmail.co.uk (Phil Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Multi-port Serial card recommandation
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 18:34:04 GMT
Organization: Lan Systems
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j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) wrote:

>jong@hybrid.com (Jong Kim) writes:
>> 	Hi,
>> 
>> 	I am looking for Multi-port serial card(s) to explore
>> 	the possibility of replacing our expensive terminal server
>> 	with pc running FreeBSD. Any tip, success story, and even
>> 	failure story will be greatly appreciated.

>We're running 2.0.5R with a Boca B2016 for a small non-commercial ISP.
>Works very well, but it's been somewhat difficult to get it (here, in
>Germany).

We are also running a BocaBoard 2016, works very well with 16 V34
Modems, couldn't get it working locking DTR above 57600 though !!!!

Other than that A good card, but VERY difficult to get hold of here in
the UK, it would seem that although we have BOCA distributors here
none of them do the Multi-Serial cards. (I bought ours from SED in the
states).

One word of warning, you need RJ-45 to D-Type adapters, I made my own
but I believe BOCA do one. (the RJ-45's are 10 Pin and not the
standard 8-Pin which caught me out at first !!!!!)

Cheers

Phil