Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ukma!uunet!rosevax!cimcor!mike From: mike@cimcor.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Multi-port serial card Message-ID: <316@cimcor.UUCP> Date: Wed, 30-Sep-87 22:33:48 EDT Article-I.D.: cimcor.316 Posted: Wed Sep 30 22:33:48 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Oct-87 00:39:38 EDT References: <204@ivory.SanDiego.NCR.COM> <841@usfvax2.UUCP> <337@nuchat.UUCP> Organization: Grenier & friends, Forest Lake, MN Lines: 33 Summary: Stargate Technologies In article <337@nuchat.UUCP>, steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia) writes: > In article <841@usfvax2.UUCP>, chips@usfvax2.UUCP (Chip Salzenberg) writes: > > In article <204@ivory.SanDiego.NCR.COM>, Michael Lodman writes: > > > > > > I would like to have multiple serial ports on my Xenix PC. What are people > > > using in the way of add in boards for such things? > > > > 3. Digiboard. We got the eight-port intelligent version. It didn't > > work -- `more' was broken!!! I called them and they said `Yes, > > the programmer(!) is working on that.' How can you release a > > I'm using an 8 port digiboard in my Microport box and I've been quite > pleased with it. The stock kernel drives it with no trouble and it > is a very pretty looking board. As long as were now talking Microport, I might suggest the Stargate 8 channel serial board (Its also supports XENIX) which I'm using. The ttypatch utility in uPort's System V worked great in support all eight ports though I do have an occasional problem at 9600 doing uucp transfers. To solve that problem, I'm now using the Bell Technologies ICC card which has 6 high speed serial ports. The ICC board drivers linked right in with the unlimited kernal giving me a total of 15 serial ports. However, the ICC does have a brained damaged modem control support so I use it with remote terminals. I would guess that version Microport version 2.3 will make the serial problem at high speeds work better with all types of serial ports. There must be an internal buffering problem because I will drop characters using the Bell board when 'cu'ing to another computer I have hooked up. The card works great using kermit but not in cu. I'm waiting for my 2.3 update to see if that will solve the problem. -Mike {ihnp4,amdahl,rutgers}!meccts!cimcor!mike