Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:15690 comp.unix.xenix:7123 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!hrtix!davr From: davr@hrtix.UUCP (David C. Raines) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Using the DigiComm multi-port board with SCO Xenix Summary: RS-232, RJ-45 Keywords: Multi-port board, DigiComm, use with SCO Xenix Message-ID: <170@hrtix.UUCP> Date: 15 Aug 89 15:21:28 GMT References: <963@lakesys.UUCP> Followup-To: comp.unix.xenix Organization: Treasure Chest Adv Co, NGO, Windsor Locks, CT Lines: 38 In article <963@lakesys.UUCP>, davek@lakesys.UUCP (Dave Kraft) writes: >> At my place of employment, we are looking into buying an 8 port board, >> and one that we are looking at is called DigiComm. Anyone know if this can >> be used with SCO Xenix 386 2.3.2?? Any info would be appriciated. >After posting my previous article, I noticed that I used the wrong name. Where >I have DigiComm in my previous message, please substitute Digiboard. Thanks My Digiboard came with a driver for SCO Xenix 2.3 so it should work fine on your system. I am using the Digiboard PC/8i on Interactive 386/ix. I am very happy with it. The only drawback is the 'octopus' (8 wires with RS232 25 pin connectors), which plugs into the back of the board. It not all bad though; the wires are long enough to reach nearby peripherals like the modem without needing an additional wire. I believe they also have an adaptor for RJ-45 connectors, which would be nice, but I have other machines with other IO boards and every manufacturer seems to have their own idea of what RJ45 pin configurations should be. (ARE YOU READING THIS Digiboard, Bell, Arnet, Anvil, etc. etc....). Actually, Digiboard has the closest setup of all boards that I,m aware of, to what I,d like to see. If the pins were symmetrical, then the same adaptors could be used for either modems, computers, terminals,etc. by simply flipping the wire. Example: 1 DTR --------- 2 GND ------ | 3 RTS --- | | 4 XMT | | | 5 RCV | | | 6 CTS --- | | 7 GND ------ | 8 DSR/DCD ----- Any thoughts? -- -- TCA David Raines 5 National Dr. UUCP: ...!uunet!hrtix!davr Windsor Locks, CT 06096