24 Apr
2006
24 Apr
'06
10:27 a.m.
How about a single port terminal server or a PC running TS software
connected to one of the ports of an RS232 PBX; that should give pretty
well any connection option. Local computers, terminals & printers could
talk to each other and also have access to the net.
mike
----------------Original Message:
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:46:31 -0500
From: "Jay West" <jwest at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: anyone have a terminal server?
Richard wrote....
> However, its my understanding that you could use
the terminal server
> "in reverse" to connect from the TCP/IP enabled machine to a port on
> the terminal server and from there talk to the RS-232 style monitor
> port on an older machine like some S-100 bus based machine.
To which Der Mouse replied...
This depends on the terminal server. Some of them do
this ("reverse
telnet", I think at least one of them calls it); others don't. If this
is what you want, you need to be careful when looking at terminal
servers to make sure you get one that can do it.
Exactly my point... which is why I said " *GENERALLY* terminal servers
aren't the right tool for this", and instead said the data pbx was. Richard
keeps saying 'terminal server', but all he specifies makes me think he wants
the data pbx instead.
Jay