Paul D. Robertson wrote:
>> I don't recall just what the cost is, but it should be in your ballpark;
>> Telenet (didn't someone buy them?) at www.tesys.com has a 1U PC, and I
>> know the have motherboards which support serial console.
>>
>> I only posted this to the list to see if anyone knew of a reason not to
>> use telenet's products.
>
> Serial ports come on all motherboards, what would be the reasoning for
> special hardware? I'd imagine any 1U PC should be fine with a terminal
> controller hooked to it, or did I miss something?
Yes, yes you did :) The BIOS on a board which supports serial console
redirection will redirect the POST messages as well, which can be
invaluable when supporting a PC. Telenet/the BSD folks use an intel
"server" motherboard which has this feature in the BIOS.
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