Best serial console server construction method?

[obrien at freebsd.org (David O'Brien)]

On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 09:15:13PM -0700, Will Andrews wrote:
> serial ports.  How am I going to do that cheaply?  Well, N-port
> serial cards (where N is >= 4) cost a few hundred dollars from
> everywhere I could see (granted, they're niche items and are
> accordingly priced).

I've eBay'ed both a Comtrol RocketPort PCI 8-port for $26 and a 16-port
for $28.  Non-Digi used devices can be had pretty cheaply.


> two 4-port USB hubs and get 8 single-port serial adapters.  So
> far as I can tell, the total cost would be approximately:
> 
> 8 x USB->RS232 DB9 Male	@ $8/ea =  $64

Where did you find these so cheap?  They are $30-$40 at Fry's.

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