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...The way I'd want to use one is to have it plug in to the network and have special device files that map over the net to the serial ports on the terminal server. The huge advantage of doing it this way is that you don't need different software for people with a terminal server than for people using the built-in serial port (just a config option to specify which /dev/tty file to use). But without drivers, it's a bit more difficult.

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Yeah, this approach would be desirable - regardless of hardware type.

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Quite some time ago, someone posted a link to a mini terminal server that came with instructions on writing your own TCP code to access it over the network. If someone (or a team) wanted to write code for that, then we could all buy the same unit and have a working solution.

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Don't remember seeing that. Can you find the link and post it here? What was the pricing? My feeling is that if there is an OTS terminal server of 3+ ports that is under ~$75 then it's almost a no-brainer.