[ts-7000] Re: TS-7000 and multiple serial ports

[Alexander Clouter <>]

Hi,

 <> [20080802 04:52:12 -0500]:
>
> I need a board with support for at least 6 serial ports (8 serial ports if 
> possible) and 2 ethernet ports.
>
> [snipped]
>
Often overlooked, and of course it depends on your environment, but VLAN 
tagging on a single NIC is a real good and cheap way to get multiple network 
'interfaces' out of a single port.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLAN
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net:VLAN
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7268

VLAN aware switches are quite cheap to find and readily available too.

Of course having a switch as well as the board might not be practical, but 
that CAT5e cable is leading to a switch somewhere I'm guessing?

There is also some 'virtual NIC on MAC address' action you might find useful 
too:

http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2007/06/19/32

Cheers

Alex

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