On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 21:55 +0200, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > > What are my hardware/software/configuration options for local comms > > (primary ethernet network down) between my laptop with only USB ports to > > a headless server with only USB ports? > > Your another option would be to provide each your server with a > USB-to-serial dongle similar to the one you use with your laptop, and > specify "console=ttyUSB0,..." on server's kommand line (if you want a > console on it) and start a getty on it from /etc/inittab just as usual. > > Thanks > Guennadi
Thanks for the reply. That seems to be a good solution - effectively two back-to-back USB-serial cables (e.g. what I use now, a Belkin F5U109). It seems so obvious with the pervasiveness of USB that I am concerned about the seeming lack of implementations (at least there is little in the HOWTOs and newsgroups). Am I missing something? I have a hard time believing there are small server sites that do not have this issue. Maybe a PPP connection over USB is the preferred solution? I have done this with a PDA (Intel PXA255) but that contains a gadget controller. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
