duncan hall wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> We have 4 rack mounted linux servers at a co-location facility without a
> monitor or keyborad attached to them.
>
> Once in a while I go and visit the servers in person to change tapes,
> whisper words of encouragement and make changes, upgradees etc.
>
> Whenever I go I have to lug a monitor with me.
>
> I was wondering is it possible to set the servers up and my dual boot
> laptop so that I can just attach the laptop to the parallel port of each
> server and use it as a dumb terminal?
It would be awkward with a parallel port as a dumb terminal,
although there may be some utility out there to do so. Most
dumb terminal emulations will use the SERIAL port, and it is
easy to configure your servers to use a serial port as a
console port instead of a local monitor and keyboard.
You may also consider using ethernet. If you want to take the
server off line, you can use a crossover ethernet cable to
make a direct connection to your laptop's network card. In
this case, just telnet or ssh into the box. This is what I
do for my remote boxes...they do not even have a video card in
them.
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