Thanks for the offer, but i'm sure i can find one around here. Hell,If you interface with the Cisco cable through the LOM port, you get low-level access to the server. By that I mean you can power down, power up, get console access to the server. So, you can re-install the operating system in command-line mode. However, you cannot get X-Windows access, and I am pretty sure that you cannot execute all the console commands (such as df -k, etc.).
Cisco's corporate headquarters are a 10 minute drive from where i work.
Can you explain one thing though? Why do i need the Cisco cable for the OS install, but a crossover is good enough afterwards?
The cross-over cable should be plugged into the Ethernet port of the Netra, and if you know the IP address, and the root password (or have an account on the server) you can access the server through Exceed or some X terminal application. This is particularly cool with Exceed because it looks as if you're on the server itself, and it's pretty easy to configure a connection through the wizard. Take note though that on hardened Solaris systems, all you get is a single window. In cases such as this, you'll probably need to re-install Solaris. However, if you can get to the CDE login, everything will look very familiar after that.
There are some uncommon permutations that I haven't covered here, but if you'd like, we can communicate offline on this. I tried to get a Netra off my company as a bonus for a successful project completion, but they didn't agree.
Regards, pascal chong
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