RS232 to ethernet device

[bogdan]

http://www.ewiznet.com/goods_detail.php?goodsIdx=115

[Ioannis]

Something like these:

http://tibbo.com/products/controllers/ds100.html

http://tibbo.com/products/controllers/ds203.html

http://www.lantronix.com/device-netw...servers/?tab=0

http://www.digi.com/products/serials...p.jsp#overview

Hope are enough!

Ioannis

[Charles Linquis]

I use a lot of these types of devices, and 90% of the time I need a device that is easily configurable from the SERIAL side. Instead, most of the companies tout how good their GUI is - which you use to configure the device from the LAN side. That doesn't help me.

It is also very convenient to have the devices send you status through hardware pins, not just messages embedded in the bitstream (things like "cable connected" or "telnet session in progress" or "I'm now in command mode" for example)

[Michael]

this may sound like a stupid question but I need (2) devices for a link, correct?

or can I have (1) rs232 device at the "send" end (I don't need bidirectional) and just an internet connection (and the appropriate software) at the receive pc?

thinking maybe on the receive end the software will write to the serial port internally or something without the need for another module?

obviously, I have no experience with these.

thanks

[Charles Linquis]

You can have one of these little devices on one end and a PC, or a mail server or anything else on the 'net on the other end.

[mackrackit]

I know you are looking for a packaged solution but I will add this one to the list in case the others do not work for you.
http://www.connectone.com/products.asp?did=73&pid=98
It pretty much has the ability to do anything web wise. Send/receive email, send to FTP, on-board web site, serially controlled, etc...

Here is a test thingy I have running part of the time.
http://mackrackit.com/mac/ichip/ichip.html

[Michael]

One other thing, which one do you think is the absolute easiest to set up?

The module will be on the RS232 port on the send end pushing out simple data bytes and that's it.

I don't want the user calling me with something that is a hassle to install.

Thanks so much for all this info.