Done this too. Daisy-chaining router-aux ports is enough to save a truck roll more times than you'd think, when the justification for OOB is not present but $3 worth of cables is.
An even better solution is a console server on 3g (carriers like AT&T in the USA will set up a private IP network/APN and build an ipsec VPN to you), although even limited data plan (10mb/month) costs typically only get down to $15-25/month. Still better than analog dialup, IMHO. On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Duane Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi List, > > We run a rather large private extranet and provide dual managed CPE devices > on-site. I'm considering connecting the Aux port on CPE A to the Console > port on CPE B and the reverse in an effort to provide limited remote > console access the boxes without installing a dial-up line. > > We'd obviously limit access to the aux tcp port on the router, but I was > wondering if there were any other gotcha's that I should be aware of. > > Thanks, > --Duane > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
