Putting PDP11/44 on the net...?

From: Patrick Rigney <patrick_at_evocative.com>
Date: Wed Nov 13 11:18:00 2002

> > Although they're called "terminal servers", most -- including
> all the ones
> > I've mentioned -- can be configured so you telnet in to them and make a
> > serial connection out to one of the serial ports, which looks to the
> > machine it's connected to as if a serial terminal has connected
> to it. On
>
> This can also be done with a Linux box (a homebrew terminal server).
> Multi-port serial cards can be found for very reasonable prices.
>
> I'm sure there's a package that someone's already written to do this too.

There's 3Com CS/3100 (48-port serial to/from ethernet) on ePay that
currently has no bids. If it's worth the $25 trade-off (vs multiport serial
cards, Linux shell scripts, etc.) to whoever originated this topic (and no,
it's not my auction). Free docs on the 3Com web site.
Received on Wed Nov 13 2002 - 11:18:00 GMT