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5 Replies Last post: Apr 15, 2009 11:00 PM by bitsorbytes
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Dial-up Modem over Ethernet on ESX 3.5

Apr 14, 2009 6:22 PM

Click to view tenny321's profile Lurker tenny321 4 posts since
Apr 14, 2009

Just wondering if anyone knows of a device that allows you to dial-up on a virtual machine. I have a blade server so no USB or Serial connections. What i want is something like the link below, but instead of serial ports for modems on the device i want the modems in the device. Would like a device with like 8 rj11 ports.

http://www.startech.com/item/NETRS232_2-2-Port-RS-232-Serial-Ethernet-IP-Adapter-Device-Server-Console-Server.aspx

Any help would be great. Have looked over the web but found nothing like what i want.

Thanks

Tags: modems
Reply Re: Dial-up Modem over Ethernet on ESX 3.5 Apr 14, 2009 6:26 PM
Click to view tenny321's profile Lurker tenny321 4 posts since
Apr 14, 2009

Has anyone tried this?
http://www.digi.com/products/serialservers/portserverii.jsp

It seems like it would do what i want.

Reply Re: Dial-up Modem over Ethernet on ESX 3.5 Apr 14, 2009 9:45 PM
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Click to view adayton01's profile Novice adayton01 5 posts since
Apr 4, 2009

For serious business apps I would use the Digi..Digi has strong long-time

rep in serial device hardware The Startech looks ok for lighter apps or lab trials.

Alfred

Reply Re: Dial-up Modem over Ethernet on ESX 3.5 Apr 15, 2009 9:24 AM
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Click to view tenny321's profile Lurker tenny321 4 posts since
Apr 14, 2009

The link i sent is not what i want. Sorry, i was getting tiried of seaching and in the description it was taking about modems.

I want device you can dial up to on a Terminal Server. This is to dial into certain systems, not for internet access. Our terminal server is virtualized so have no physical com or usb ports.

Reply Re: Dial-up Modem over Ethernet on ESX 3.5 Apr 15, 2009 7:29 PM
Click to view tenny321's profile Lurker tenny321 4 posts since
Apr 14, 2009

Any other suggestions to get modems into a terminal server using vmware esx in a windos 2003 server? I have a blade system so no COM or USB ports.
Reply Re: Dial-up Modem over Ethernet on ESX 3.5 Apr 15, 2009 11:00 PM
Click to view bitsorbytes's profile Enthusiast bitsorbytes 51 posts since
Nov 11, 2006

Why not get a AnywhereUSB device and hook up a USB modem to it. Then attach the USB modem to your VM (via AnywhereUSB drivers etc)

http://www.digi.com/products/usb/anywhereusb.jsp

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