Specifications

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Vendor Links, cont’d.

Ø Perle (Perle Systems Ltd.)

² CS9000 is Sun-safe

² Cables, status LEDs on same side

• Good or bad? You decide…

² Good integration with MS Windows

• May be useful in a mixed environment

Ø Lantronix

² Still a workhorse in the industry

Perle System took on the Chase Research IOLAN line, as well as Specialix

products. You can still get support, and buy hardware from Perle if you want

these lines. (The IOLAN model 102 and 104 servers are Sun-safe.)

The Perle CS9000 is comparable to the Cyclades TS2000, and the Digi

CM32, in that they are all 32 ports, Sun-safe, I rack-unit tall, lightweight. One

difference that stands out, to me, is that the transmit and receive data LEDs on

the CS9000 are integral to the RJ-45 jack, putting them on the same side of the

unit as the cables. (On the Cyclades and Digi units, the LEDs are on the

opposite side from the jacks.) Whether this is a benefit or a deficit in your

mind will likely depend on how you decide to mount the units.

http://www.perle.com/products/prod_family/console_server/cs9000.html

http://www.perle.com/products/resources/pdfs/CS9000%20Dis%20paper.pdf

http://www.perle.com/products/prod_family/serial_servers/iolan_pl.html

Lantronix has been making serial-to-network interfacing devices for over a

decade, and should also be on your list of candidates to investigate.

http://www.lantronix.com/products/cs/index.html

http://www.lantronix.com/learning/tutorials/ds.html

http://www.lantronix.com/learning/wp/conserv_wp.html