John Von Essen on 10 Apr 2006 15:26:23 -0000 |
The telnet/ssh enabled serial console servers are nice, but expensive. You only really need to go that route if all your equipment is at a colo/remote facility. Otherwise, a manual switch box is fine. On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 gyoza@comcast.net wrote: > You could also use a manual serial switch box. I have a couple DB-25 > switch boxes that I'm trying to get rid of. > > When I made some serial null modem cables, I used regular network cables > and added DB-9 adapters. That way I could easily change the length of > the cable as needed. Phone line also works. > > > John Von Essen wrote: > > Bios stuff depends on make/model of your motherboard, some support it, > > some do not. > > > > Otherwise you just need a serial console switch. > > > > I like the ones from WTI: > > > > http://www.wti.com/cms.htm > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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