Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:11:59 -0500 From: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> To: Randy Smith <randys@amigo.net> Cc: freebsd-isp <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Remote console into FreeBSD 4.1.1 boxen Message-ID: <20001113161159.H4722@numachi.com> In-Reply-To: <3A1056F3.70207@amigo.net>; from randys@amigo.net on Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 02:02:43PM -0700 References: <3A1056F3.70207@amigo.net>
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On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 02:02:43PM -0700, Randy Smith wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to be able to log in to box via a serial port or the like > to get 'console' access to the box remotely. I have several servers > (web, mail ,etc.) co-located with my backbone provider and it really > sucks to have to drive three hours up there just to do a fsck and the > like. I've read the sections of the Handbook that discuss doing this > with the serial ports but I havn't been able to get it to work. I can > watch FreeBSD bootup but it doesn't give me a login prompt. > > My questions are: > 1) Is it possible to log in to a FreeBSD 4.1.1 (or higher) through a > serial port? Yes. Do you have getty running on ttyd0? Do you have a fully cabled serial cable? If not, then DCD may not be there; you'd have to use cuaa0 instead. Do you kave a keyboard also plugged in? If so, you'll have to take steps for the kernel at boot time to direct the console to the serial port, as it won't happen magically. > 2) If so, has anyone setup a Lucent PM2 or other box (FreeBSD or > whatever) to console into multiple boxes? (I ask about the PM2 because I > just happen to have one lying around.) Yes. And Cisco units. Well. That was easy. ;) > Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, > -- > Randy Smith > Amigo.Net Webmaster > 719-589-6100 ext. 113 > http://www.amigo.net/ -- Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1713 USA Intel architecture: the left-hand path To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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