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From: Frederique Rijsdijk <frederique@isafeelin.org>
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Subject: cross-link serial console
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If I have 2 machines, could I connect the machines to each other via
serial cable, in order to be able to reach each others' console in case
of out of band issues?

I know how to config it, I was just wondering if it would not bite each
other.


-- FR