Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 09:14:36 -0600 From: Jim King <jim@jimking.net> To: richardcoleman@mindspring.com Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for remote console access card that works with FreeBSD Message-ID: <40225DDC.9010507@jimking.net> In-Reply-To: <40225A27.7030208@mindspring.com> References: <40225A27.7030208@mindspring.com>
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Richard Coleman wrote: > I'm looking for a remote console card that will work with FreeBSD 5.2 > or -current. The machine is a Dell Poweredge 2450. > > By remote console card, I'm referring to a PCI card that uses a > separate network connection so that you can remotely access the > equivalent of a serial console via a web browser or telnet/ssh > session. Essentially, I need to have remote access to single user > mode on a collocated box. > > I know that AMI makes such cards (MegaRAC G2), but I don't know if > they will work with FreeBSD. I checked the hardware compatibility > list on the web site, but there was no mention of such cards. > > Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks. If you have remote access to a serial port you can configure the most recent PowerEdge 2450 BIOS to use a serial console, and configure FreeBSD to use a serial console. My co-lo provider has a Cyclades serial server than I can SSH into and from there connect to my 2450. Jim
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