[Soekris] Second DB9 serial connector?

[Bob Camp]

Hi

If we are taking a vote, I certainly would like to see a version with  
multiple serial ports on the case. Running the cases in and out of  
the machine shop here costs me more than anything Soekris would  
charge for the same process.

The Net550x box gives you the option of plugging in a PCI serial card  
to do the job. I would prefer to save that slot for other things if  
possible.

Bob


On Jul 13, 2007, at 4:02 AM, Bill Maas wrote:

> Hi,
>
> here's my contribution to the litany of complaints about what you  
> can't
> do [easily] with a Soekris box. The issue has probably been raised
> before, but I couldn't find anything about it. The question is: why
> isn't the aux serial port (COM2) on a Soekris box provided with a DB9
> connector?
>
> The reason why I ask this is because in my view, using a pair of  
> Soekris
> boxes i.o. a single one on remote, unattended locations could vastly
> improve QoS: the boxes' serial ports would be cross-linked, so that  
> one
> could be accessed from the other in case of trouble. Of course this  
> can
> be done right now (and it undoubtedly is, somewhere), but it will
> involve some drilling and "stuff". It would be nice if it could be  
> done
> without "stuff". Would an extra DB9 connector make a Soekris box  
> vastly
> more expensive?
>
> I've been working on a "Watch My Back" config about a year ago, but  
> the
> project stalled over the unwillingness of SSH to work with CARP
> (probably something to do with suddenly changing host keys), plus the
> fact that I got consumed by other issues (not Soekris-related), but  
> it's
> still in the back of my mind.
>
>
> Bill
>
> -- 
> "Fix bugs first, add features later"
>
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