Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 14:37:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeff Lynch <jeff@mercury.jorsm.com> To: Tom <tom@sdf.com> Cc: Brian Tao <taob@nbc.netcom.ca>, FREEBSD-ISP <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Cyclades Cyclom-Y PCI multiport serial as console server? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970930140739.16791B-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970930110251.6322A-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Tom wrote: > On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Brian Tao wrote: [snip] > As a side note, Portmaster 2's work really well for this. A lot of ISPs > have surplus PM2s. I'm using one right now for a console server to > several FreeBSD servers, and some Cisco gear. > > Tom Do you eliminate the vga card and keyboard in your FreeBSD servers altogether or keep a monitor and keyboard nearby just in case? It would be great to start clean with a COM-port-console machine from a special boot floppy, for example. ========================================================================= Jeffrey A. Lynch, President JORSM Internet email: jeff@jorsm.com Northwest Indiana's Full-Service Provider Voice: (219)322-2180 927 Sheffield Avenue, Dyer, IN 46311 Autoresponse: info@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com
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