From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 5 19:56:06 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EEC916A41F for ; Mon, 5 Sep 2005 19:56:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAA8843D4C for ; Mon, 5 Sep 2005 19:56:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id j85Jvhb18632; Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:57:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Giorgos Keramidas" Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:55:37 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 In-Reply-To: <20050905081609.GB1378@gothmog.gr> Importance: Normal Cc: Grant Peel , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Terminals X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:56:06 -0000 I had a 4.11 box just freeze the other day (our news server) power-cycling got it running again, nothing else worked. It would be nice to pretend all OUR crashes end up in kernel panics but this isn't reality. Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: Giorgos Keramidas [mailto:keramida@ceid.upatras.gr] >Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 1:16 AM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt >Cc: Grant Peel; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Terminals > > >On 2005-09-05 00:25, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> Grant Peel wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> I have serveral servers in a cage in Toronto, but I live 120 miles >>> away. Every once in a while, I will crash a box, or lock myself out >>> of one of them (mostly just the dev box now!). Anyways, is it >>> possible to daisychain the machines together using COM1 and COM2 so >>> that no matter what, one can always get to a console? Or am I just >>> wishing here... >> >> if you crash a box why would a serial console still work? > >It would still work if the kernel has KDB compiled in. I'm not sure if >this is what the original poster meant though. > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/86 - Release Date: >8/31/2005 >