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Re: ITP: cyclades-serial-client



On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 19:10, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> If I understand this right, it is the Client for shared Serial-Ports
> on another Computer ???

Correct.  The client software is designed for and tested on Cyclades servers, 
and will also receive commercial support from Cyclades when used with 
Cyclades servers.  It will however work with many other server programs such 
as "sredird" (a new Debian package I uploaded a few days ago which should be 
in Unstable shortly).

> Yesterday I was on the Syclade-Website, because I am looking for (very
> well supported) Multi-ISDN-Cards (up to 30 channels) and Multi-Serial-
> Cards.

Cyclades-serial-client currently has only been used on serial port devices not 
on ISDN.  Adding ISDN support would require doing whatever is necessary for 
the D channel support (I don't know anything about ISDN and don't know how 
much work this would be).

> So, ich I install only one Cyclades Terminal-Server with for example
> 32/64 Serial-Lines I can use it with the GPL Software from any Linux/
> Win workstations ?

You can use it from any Linux workstations, when one bug is fixed you will be 
able to use it from Solaris workstations, and most of the coding is also done 
for the client software on AIX, HP-UX, Unixware, and even SCO Unix (each of 
these platforms could be fully supported in about 2 days of coding).

This software has no support for Windows workstations, there may be other 
software which performs similar functionality for Windows but I am not aware 
of it.

With a 32 port device you can have 32 different Linux and Solaris workstations 
all using it at the same time (or a single Linux workstation could have 32 
instances of the software and use all the ports).

> Let me know more about it

It's currently in the process of being cleared for GPL release.

You can talk to John at Cyclades about cyclades-serial-client, or Graham about 
purchasing the server hardware (I believe that Germany is part of his area).

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