[TriLUG] Serial pci card

[Paul D. Boyle]

Aaron S. Joyner wrote:
> Marvin Blackburn wrote:
> >We need to put in a serial pci card into a system running either redhat 9.0,
> >redhat AS 3.0, ES 3.0, AS 2.1, or ES 2.1.  We couldn't find any hardware
> >listed on the compatibility list at redhat.
> >
> >  
> >
> The standard answer is the Comtrol RocketPort series, or a Digi 
> AccelePort board.  From a quick glance at the RH hardware compatibility 
> list, it appears Digi has certified their AccelePort RAS 8 (a variation 
> on their serial cards that also has a modem chipset lined up on each 
> serial port:

I've used a Cyclades (ISA bus) multiport serial card without a problem
for about 8 years now.  I know there are PCI versions of the card.
The Cyclades driver has been in the stock linux kernel since forever, and
was one of the first multiport serial cards to be included in the kernel.

Paul


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