We're using Emulex 2500 (8 port) and 2516 (16 port). No problem
connecting from whatever we tried (VAXes speaking LAT included),
though sometimes taking a while to figure out how to connect to things
(currently fighting a Lakeshore 870).
You can connect any RS232 with a DB25 to the console port, but we
usually use the console port as another regular port once the
terminal server knows its IP address. Rack mounting was solved by
mounting them on a metal plate and rack mounting the metal plate
(we have some on the telescope, they have to stay in place when
the telescope moves).
The main problem with the Emulexes is that they're getting hard to
find.
Other than that we still have the odd leftover DECserver, but not
for EPICS connections (those hold up pretty well too).
Aloha,
Maren
Kevin Tsubota wrote:
>
> We've been using Emulex 2516 terminal servers for many years without
> problems
> on Mauna Kea. We've recently installed a couple of Lantronix ETS32PR
> terminal
> servers which work just as well.
> Our SysAdmin has a slight preference for Lantronix because he was able
> to connect
> our Sun consoles to it and Lantronix customer support was responsive.
> Also the Lantronix can be rack mounted.
>
> Kevin Tsubota
> W.M. Keck Observatory
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hammonds, John [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:13 AM
> To: 'john sinclair'; tech talk
> Subject: RE: terminal servers
>
> I just looked at a Moxa 4 port RS422 server that was
> floating around here. I hooked it up to a Linux machine and
> it mapped the ports to the Linux tty ports as advertised. I
> had borrowed this from someone trying this on a Windows PC
> and it seemed to work the same way mapping to COM ports in
> windows.
>
> In the short test I did things looked good. I had no 422
> devices to try though. I have decided to try another deice
> from Digi (www.digi.com). My first application is for a
> terminal server for IOCs. the Digi model has an RJ45 port
> that is similar to the ports on a MVME172 and 2304 that we
> are using here.
>
> As for playing in a hostile environment, I did this in my
> office. Some may consider it hostile but I don't think this
> fits your definition.
>
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