Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-20 Thread Michael Rave
> On 08 Mar 2016, at 16:34, Josh Luthman wrote: > > AirConsole has an "all in one" solution with software and such. +1 for AirConsole, use it for many situations and works really well. Regards, Michael Rave Crossivity

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-12 Thread Michael Wayne
On Wed, Mar 09, 2016 at 06:40:54AM -0600, Andrew Latham wrote: > +1 on the Lantronix Spider as it is an awesome tool but Lantronix make > devices for very small rollouts also, > http://www.lantronix.com/products/eds1100-eds2100/#tab-features might be I mentioned this to the OP but did not see it m

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-12 Thread Joe Hamelin
This little guy has proven handy for me. http://www.amazon.com/iPocket232-RS232-to-Ethernet-Converter/dp/B00K309TKY -- Joe Hamelin, W7COM, Tulalip, WA, +1 (360) 474-7474 On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 7:35 AM, Christopher Morrow wrote: > also, serial? or usb? (see previous cisco usb console port discus

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-12 Thread Mark Mahle
erators' Group" Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 8:51:54 AM Subject: Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial) Adafruit.com sells a USB to serial converter for $10 that works great (https://www.adafruit.com/product/954). Plus you can operate multiple serial ports this way. -mel beckman &

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-09 Thread bzs
For a long time I used an Equinox SST which was a PCI card and a plugboard of (daisy-chain-able up to 128) 16 x RJ-45 serial ports. It was handy in one machine room, usually a Cat-5 RJ-45 cable with a D-connector was all that was needed. Unfortunately the Linux driver seems to have disappeared in

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-09 Thread Owen DeLong
If you're going to go that route, a PI is a much cheaper moboard to build on. Also consider the Pine64 (cheaper and more powerful than the PI) > On Mar 8, 2016, at 21:36, Doug McIntyre wrote: > >> On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 10:45:30AM -0900, Royce Williams wrote: >>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:21

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-09 Thread Lyndon Nerenberg
I'd get something like a 1U ATOM server ($120 eBay) with small SSD ($18). Runup your favorite FOSS OS, and conserver. For more than the single real serialport, you can most likely fit a USB hub inside the case still, and hang a number of USB serial dongles off. We use Raspberry Pi 2s with sing

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-09 Thread Andrew Latham
+1 on the Lantronix Spider as it is an awesome tool but Lantronix make devices for very small rollouts also, http://www.lantronix.com/products/eds1100-eds2100/#tab-features might be great for only one device and http://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-slb/ for site management with remote power

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-09 Thread Saku Ytti
On 9 March 2016 at 07:36, Doug McIntyre wrote: Hey, > I'd get something like a 1U ATOM server ($120 eBay) with small SSD > ($18). Runup your favorite FOSS OS, and conserver. For more than the > single real serialport, you can most likely fit a USB hub inside > the case still, and hang a number

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Doug McIntyre
On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 10:45:30AM -0900, Royce Williams wrote: > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Hugo Slabbert wrote: > > I'm surprised no one's mentioned freetserv[1] yet. I haven't used them so > > don't consider this an endorsement, but on the surface it looks to be a > > good balance of "op

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Royce Williams wrote: > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Hugo Slabbert wrote: > >> On Tue 2016-Mar-08 19:10:14 +, Gavin Henry >> wrote: >> >> Really love the Opengear IM range. We use IM4216's >>> >> >> I'm surprised no one's mentioned freetserv[1] yet. I hav

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Stephen Satchell
On 03/08/2016 10:36 AM, Joe Maimon wrote: You can use a 2600 or 2800 with the 16 port serial module. Or a 32-port module (NM-32A)...but I think that would have been overkill for what the OP was originally asking for. :)

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Royce Williams
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Hugo Slabbert wrote: > On Tue 2016-Mar-08 19:10:14 +, Gavin Henry > wrote: > > Really love the Opengear IM range. We use IM4216's >> > > I'm surprised no one's mentioned freetserv[1] yet. I haven't used them so > don't consider this an endorsement, but on th

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Hugo Slabbert
On Tue 2016-Mar-08 19:10:14 +, Gavin Henry wrote: Really love the Opengear IM range. We use IM4216's I'm surprised no one's mentioned freetserv[1] yet. I haven't used them so don't consider this an endorsement, but on the surface it looks to be a good balance of "open / DIY" and "suppo

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Gavin Henry
Really love the Opengear IM range. We use IM4216's

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Graham Beneke
On 08/03/2016 17:34, Josh Luthman wrote: > Mikrotik does rfc2217 and this is their cheapest board today: > http://routerboard.com/RB911-2Hn Are you perhaps thinking of the http://routerboard.com/RB411 ? I don't think the model you linked has a serial port. We've deployed them successfully in a c

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Andrew Fried
The Lantronix Spiders work well and aren't a "do-it-yourself" option: http://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spider/ Andrew Andrew Fried andrew.fr...@gmail.com On 3/8/16 10:30 AM, greg whynott wrote: > Recently I have taking over the responsibility of managing about 18 remote > routers and

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread joel jaeggli
On 3/8/16 10:06 AM, Stephen Satchell wrote: > On 03/08/2016 07:30 AM, greg whynott wrote: >> I'd like to purchase a IP to >> Serial port device I can use for each location in the event I lock myself >> out. The requirement would be an Ethernet port, a serial port, and >> SSH. > > I've used C

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Joe Maimon
You can use a 2600 or 2800 with the 16 port serial module. Stephen Satchell wrote: On 03/08/2016 07:30 AM, greg whynott wrote: I'd like to purchase a IP to Serial port device I can use for each location in the event I lock myself out. The requirement would be an Ethernet port, a serial por

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Stephen Satchell
On 03/08/2016 07:30 AM, greg whynott wrote: I'd like to purchase a IP to Serial port device I can use for each location in the event I lock myself out. The requirement would be an Ethernet port, a serial port, and SSH. I've used Cisco 2500 routers for this type of service, using the AUX

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Mel Beckman
Adafruit.com sells a USB to serial converter for $10 that works great (https://www.adafruit.com/product/954). Plus you can operate multiple serial ports this way. -mel beckman > On Mar 8, 2016, at 8:45 AM, Owen DeLong wrote: > > Serial port on the PI is TTL, so you’ll need some level shifte

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Mel Beckman
I just built a trivial raspberry pi gadget for about $100 that uses the $40 GSM 2G FONA cellular modem card and a ting.com SIM card to tunnel ssh back to my home network via cellular data. It's runs at just 128Kbps, but that's fine for a serial console. I use the Linux screen utility to connect

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Owen DeLong wrote: > Serial port on the PI is TTL, so you’ll need some level shifters and/or > ideally some opto-isolators or buffers to do a proper implementation. > usb-serial dongle, no? also keep in mind, 'bad power' can make raspi's a pita :( corrupting the

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Joe Hamelin wrote: > This little guy has proven handy for me. > http://www.amazon.com/iPocket232-RS232-to-Ethernet-Converter/dp/B00K309TKY > a number of interesting options exist, but... 1) this will get deployed into 'some third world sh*thole' (aka, remote equi

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Owen DeLong
Serial port on the PI is TTL, so you’ll need some level shifters and/or ideally some opto-isolators or buffers to do a proper implementation. Owen > On Mar 8, 2016, at 08:32 , greg whynott wrote: > > Thanks to all who responded to me, quite the flood of suggestions and > options. > > Found a

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread greg whynott
Thanks to all who responded to me, quite the flood of suggestions and options. Found a lot of 20 Digi CM32's on ebay for 35 dollars each, overkill but can't beat the price, going to look into those to make sure they are still able to get OS updates. There will be no firewall in front of this d

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Christopher Morrow
also, serial? or usb? (see previous cisco usb console port discussion) On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Christopher Morrow wrote: > for singular serial .. there are many, do you want something that's > "appliance" or are you willing to deploy 18 raspnberry-pi-like > thingies? > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Josh Luthman
AirConsole has an "all in one" solution with software and such. Mikrotik does rfc2217 and this is their cheapest board today: http://routerboard.com/RB911-2Hn Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:30 AM, greg why

Re: remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread Christopher Morrow
for singular serial .. there are many, do you want something that's "appliance" or are you willing to deploy 18 raspnberry-pi-like thingies? On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:30 AM, greg whynott wrote: > Recently I have taking over the responsibility of managing about 18 remote > routers and firewalls.

remote serial console (IP to Serial)

2016-03-08 Thread greg whynott
Recently I have taking over the responsibility of managing about 18 remote routers and firewalls. None of these have a console port for 'out of band' access accessible today. Most sites has available IPs between the ISP and us (typically a /29) or a backup DSL connection available for use. I