From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 27 16:22:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78B7D16A4CE for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:22:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www.reppep.com (www.reppep.com [66.92.104.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22B4343D2F for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:22:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pepper@reppep.com) Received: from [129.85.219.160] (salt.rockefeller.edu [129.85.219.160]) by www.reppep.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0C47100AB; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:22:43 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <20040727131512.B68882@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20040727131512.B68882@ganymede.hub.org> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:21:59 -0400 To: "Marc G. Fournier" From: Chris Pepper Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmaster serial/terminal servers with FreeBSD ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:22:45 -0000 At 1:18 PM -0300 2004/07/27, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >Anyone have any warnings about these? I'm thinking of picking one >up so that I can monitor the remote servers, especially through a >reboot, better ... looking at the PM-25 model (25 port through >fan-out cables) ... my understanding, on the FreeBSD side, is that I >just need to add -P to /boot.config, and it will probe the serial >port for a serial console ... anything else on a 4.x machine that >needs to be done? Used to be something in the kernel, if I recall >correctly, but think that was removed ... ? We're very happy with the Cyclades ACS series (we get them with dual power & 48 ports); the older TS series should be cheaper. They run Linux & sshd, and can log all traffic on the port automatically (ours always keep the last 10240 characters). FWIW, Chris Pepper -- Chris Pepper: Rockefeller University: