On Nov 19, 8:31, Bob Armstrong wrote:
>
> I want a little gizmo with an RS-232/DB25 on one side and a
RJ45/10baseT
> on the other. It should speak TCP/IP, specifically telnet, and
convert it
> to RS-232. Kind of like a print server, except for telnet/RS232
instead of
> lpd/Centronics.
>
> The idea is to use it to put some of my old computers on the
network
> by plugging it into their console serial ports.
In other words, a terminal server (or a console server, as they're
sometimes called). Look for a secondhand Shivaport or Lantronix; don't
bother with Emulex.
If you want a really small one, try
http://www.interfaces.de/e-wwwww-ww-hpus-000.html
(but they ain't cheap). They do some nice things; I bought some web-IO
thermometer units from them (I use PT100 probes and I can run the
probes remotely over 100m of Cat5).
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Wed Nov 19 2003 - 12:27:02 GMT