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

[Tom Azlin N4ZPT]

Oh, will try testing the neteon one with LP-Bridge since I have it here 
in the shack.

73, tom

On 3/16/2010 12:05 AM, Tom Azlin N4ZPT wrote:
> 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).