On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Yeah, those are nice, but all our stuff is collocated with servers that > >> already have serial ports ... > > > > That's exactly the reason to get a serial console server. > > I think his point is that the "stuff" can be connected to the serial > ports on existing *nix hosts for zero dollars, while a serial console > server would be non-zero dollars. > Right, I could have been clearer: we only have 3 or 4 network devices at each location that need to be connected to serial ports for backup-admin access, and we have many many servers collocated in the same racks, each already having at least one serial port on them. Thanks for all the info folks! I'm still digesting it all as I had to put the relevant project on the back burner for a bit, but I'll let you know what I settle on. I am particularly intrigued by the use of screen (a favorite of mine also) to do the trick! Thanks, Jarod. __________________ Alan Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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