🚀 go-pugleaf

OK, here's a fun request for all UNIX/NetWare programmer types:

I am trying to find an AIO driver (hardware level) that will accept incoming 
binary telnet or rlogin connections from a terminal server or other device and 
pass them through to AIO.

On the AIO side it should appear as just another multi-serial device.  It will 
need to register itself with AIO for x number of potential ports.  It will also 
need to fake out modem setup and reset sequences from (specifically) NetWare 
Global MHS and pretend to the application as though it is just another bank of 
modems.

When a telnet connection comes in, it will need to hand it to one of the fake 
devices it setup above.  During the communication it will need to convert the 
modem flow-control commands to telnet flow control sequences, and vice-versa.

It can accept all incoming communication on a single TCP port or, preferably, 
be able to assign differnet TCP ports to ranges of AIO devices.

If such a driver already exists, any information would be greatly appreciated.

Alternately, if you are interested in developing this and you are a programmer 
familiar with NLM programming, AIO drivers and TCP/IP programming (specifically 
telnet-type apps), we are interested in having this driver custom developed.

Our application is to deploy a large Global MHS network with multiple dial-in 
POP's, and to share the modem pools with other dial-in sources coming through 
shared modem pools attached to Cisco terminal servers.

And yes, I am familiar with the Digiboard Portserver product.  Unfortunately, 
the choice of terminal server has been made and also the modems need to be 
shared with other applications.

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Alan Hodgson, MCNE/ECNE
Systems Specialist, iSTAR Internet, Inc.
alan.hodgson@istar.ca