Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-25 Thread Owen DeLong
consoles do not require power supplies as indicated below. -Original Message- From: Owen DeLong [mailto:o...@delong.com] Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 9:52 AM To: Joe Abley Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server I haven't really found a combo

Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-25 Thread Paul Vixie
Owen DeLong o...@delong.com writes: My favorite front end for serial console management is conserver. It's really great software and the price is right. http://www.conserver.com see also /usr/ports/sysutils/rtty on freebsd, which pulls from MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/rtty/ \

Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-24 Thread Owen DeLong
I haven't really found a combo unit I like as yet. For KVM, I like the Raritan products. For Serial, I prefer the Avocent line. Owen On Apr 23, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Joe Abley wrote: Hi all, What is everybody's favourite combination rack-mount VGA/USB KVM- over-IP and serial console

Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-24 Thread James Pleger
I have had good luck with Digi console managers for serial... I think they have some KVM functionality, but I don't know how well that works as I have only used the serial management. http://www.digi.com/products/consoleservers/ Regards, James Pleger e: jple...@gmail.com g:

RE: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-24 Thread Holmes,David A
: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server I haven't really found a combo unit I like as yet. For KVM, I like the Raritan products. For Serial, I prefer the Avocent line. Owen On Apr 23, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Joe Abley wrote: Hi all, What is everybody's favourite combination rack-mount VGA

Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-24 Thread Martin Hannigan
Have you considered VM's for remote OS access to win devices and eliminating vga/kb requirements? If you are looking for console uptime and ease of use, avoid anything with moving parts (disk) and go with cisco. Consider the secondary market for the concentrator and cards to keep costs very low.

Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-24 Thread Luke S Crawford
Joe Abley jab...@hopcount.ca writes: What is everybody's favourite combination rack-mount VGA/USB KVM-over- IP and serial console concentrator in 2009? I'm looking for something that will accommodate 8 or so 9600bps serial devices and about 12 VGA/USB devices, all reachable over IP via sane

RE: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-24 Thread Frank Bulk
Abley Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Joe Abley jab...@hopcount.ca writes: What is everybody's favourite combination rack-mount VGA/USB KVM-over- IP and serial console concentrator in 2009? I'm looking for something that will accommodate 8 or so

Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

2009-04-24 Thread Darren Bolding
We just switched from using Avocent/Cyclades to using Raritan for our terminal servers, and I am happier with the Raritan. I have used Raritan IP KVM's in the past and been happy, and the IT folks seem to like their new one. I found the Raritan terminal server docs much more complete, it's