I have been deploying Cyclades TS3000 boxes that I can sometimes find for about $75 each on eBay. The down side is the firmware is a bit old so the SSH daemon doesn't really support current ciphers. The other downside is the CLI ia a bit cumbersome.
Tim On 9/18/18 8:43 AM, Andrew Latham wrote: > Alan > > There are maybe too many options out there. The used Cyclades are the > lowest cost entry point. An ideal solution might > be https://freetserv.github.io/ but some assembly required. I have > Lantronix OOB solutions in my lab. Most modern servers come with some > SOL options so I will assume this is for networking equipment. The > modern HTML5 interfaces are great and really do drop all the legacy Java > requirements. > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:38 AM Alan Hannan <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I'd like your input on suggestions for an alternate serial port manager. > > Long ago I used Cisco 2511/2611 and was fairly happy. A little > later I used portmaster and was less so. Recently I've been using > Opengear and they work fairly well but the price is fairly high. I > use the CM7100 and IM7100. > > General specs I'm looking for are: > > * 8 to 48 or more rs232 serial ports on rj45 > * nice-to-have software selectable pinouts (cisco v. straight) > * gig-e ethernet port (100mbps ok) > * 1U form factor > * redundant AC power > * access physical serial connections via local port # > * access physical serial connections via local IP alias (nice to have) > > Can you recommend a serial port server/concentrator that I could use > in place of opengear for a better value and/or lower cost? > > I'm just ignorant about the current market for serial port > concentrators and so far web searches have not revealed ideas, so > your input is appreciated! > > Thanks! > > -alan > > > > -- > - Andrew "lathama" Latham -
