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Linux supports the following serial hardware, (ie is known to
work with).
- standard PC serial boards (COM1 - COM4)
- standard PC internal modems (COM1 - COM4)
- Usenet Serial Board II
- Boca 4-port (BB-1004)
- Boca 8-port (BB-1008)
- Boca 16-port (BB-2016)
- Boca 6-port (IO/AT66)
- AST FourPort boards and clones
- Accent Async boards
- Bell Technologies HUB6
- STB-4COM
In general, Linux will support any serial board which uses a 8250,
16450, 16550, 16550A (or compatible) UART, or an internal modem
which emulates one of the above UARTs.
Special note on the BB-1004 and BB-1008, they do not support DCD and
RI lines, and thus are not usable for dialin modems. They will
work fine for all other purposes.
- Cyclades Cyclom 8-port (Cyclom 8Y)
- Cyclades Cyclom 16-port (Cyclom 16Y)
- DigiBoard PC/Xe (2, 4, or 8 port) (expected November 1994)
- Digiboard COM/Xi (4 or 8 port)
(pre-ALPHA driver contact
Simon Park <si@wimpol.demon.co.uk>
for information)
- Specialix SI0 (modular, 4 - 32 ports)
(ALPHA driver: contact Simon Allen
<simonallen@cix.compulink.co.uk>
for information)
- SDL N2 (RS-232 and V.35) HDLC (driver under developement)
- Sangoma Technologies frame-relay board (driver under developement)
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