Hi It's a little tough to send one out to a customer set up that way ....
It does work pretty well around the lab. I'm not sure about knots in flat cable. I normally use RTV cement to just glue the cable to the box. Bob On Jul 14, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Max Campos wrote: > No need to drill, just do what I did: > > http://www.bpsw.biz/ebay/soekris/serial.jpg > > There's also a loose knot inside the case to prevent you from pulling > the cable out excessively. > > Granted, a punch on the case would probably be better -- but I like > this alternative over drilling. > > - Max > > On Jul 13, 2007, at 1:02 am, Bill Maas wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> here's my contribution to the litany of complaints about what you >> can't >> do [easily] with a Soekris box. The issue has probably been raised >> before, but I couldn't find anything about it. The question is: why >> isn't the aux serial port (COM2) on a Soekris box provided with a DB9 >> connector? >> >> The reason why I ask this is because in my view, using a pair of >> Soekris >> boxes i.o. a single one on remote, unattended locations could vastly >> improve QoS: the boxes' serial ports would be cross-linked, so that >> one >> could be accessed from the other in case of trouble. Of course this >> can >> be done right now (and it undoubtedly is, somewhere), but it will >> involve some drilling and "stuff". It would be nice if it could be >> done >> without "stuff". Would an extra DB9 connector make a Soekris box >> vastly >> more expensive? >> >> I've been working on a "Watch My Back" config about a year ago, but >> the >> project stalled over the unwillingness of SSH to work with CARP >> (probably something to do with suddenly changing host keys), plus the >> fact that I got consumed by other issues (not Soekris-related), but >> it's >> still in the back of my mind. >> >> >> Bill >> >> -- >> "Fix bugs first, add features later" >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
