[Elecraft] Ethernet serial servers... Re: USB to serial angst

[Tom Azlin N4ZPT]

Hi Don,

Several of us are playing with Ethernet hosted serial servers that plug 
into a router and have a one or more serial connectors. Put the serial 
server at a remote site like a repeater site with internet then run 
redirecter software on your local computer. Poof, you have one or more 
serial ports tunneled across the Internet. No computer needed at the far 
end. We have two different brands with two serial ports. Planning to 
connect a TNC and a repeater controller this way.

http://www.neteon.net/Category/340-3/Serial-to-Ethernet is one
http://www.opengear.com/product-acm5000.html
http://www.lantronix.com/device-networking/external-device-servers/uds2100.html

Is this what you mean by a plain Ethernet to serial converter?

73, Tom n4zpt

On 3/15/2010 12:04 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> So show me an Ethernet to serial converter that can live at a device
> location without the need for a computer at the device end and I will
> concede.  A plain Ethernet to serial converter is not that sophisticated
> (unless someone has found one that I have not looked at, or the price
> for the embedded copmuter is excessive).
>