From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 14 09:00:53 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EC7E37B404 for ; Wed, 14 May 2003 09:00:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from supermarine.crossflight.co.uk (supermarine.crossflight.co.uk [195.172.72.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7031543FB1 for ; Wed, 14 May 2003 09:00:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from guy@crossflight.co.uk) Received: from mailscan1.crossflight.co.uk (mailscan1.crossflight.co.uk [195.172.72.202])h4EG0ntV029734 for ; Wed, 14 May 2003 17:00:50 +0100 (BST) Received: from crossflight.co.uk (unverified) by mailscan1.crossflight.co.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.1) with ESMTP id ; Wed, 14 May 2003 17:00:49 +0100 Message-ID: <3EC2682F.5020004@crossflight.co.uk> Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 17:00:47 +0100 From: Guy Dawson User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4a) Gecko/20030401 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Peter Losher References: <20030513162253.B46277-100000@farside.isc.org> In-Reply-To: <20030513162253.B46277-100000@farside.isc.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Network console cards? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 16:00:53 -0000 Peter Losher wrote: > Hi, > > I am pondering placing a FreeBSD server at a remote location where there is > likely no serial console access (Rocketport/Catalyst, etc). Does anyone > know of a manufacturer that makes a PCI card for network console access to > a system (the card gets it's own IP address, in once instance you use a web > interface to access the system to reboot, view it's console, etc.) I have > seen them in use on Dell and Compaq servers (where they are embedded in > the MB), and wondered if that technology had reached card form and > available to use on common server HW. > > Any ideas? We're playing with an eRIC from www.peppercon.com Guy -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy Dawson I.T. Manager Crossflight Ltd guy@crossflight.co.uk 07973 797819 01753 776104 ********************************************************************** This email contains the views and opinions of a Crossflight Limited employee and at this stage are in no way a direct representation of Crossflight Limited. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. To ensure the integrity and appropriate use of its email system, Crossflight Limited reserves the right to examine any email held on its email system or sent to or from it. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. We strongly recomend that you check this email with your own virus software as Crossflight Limited will not be held responsible for any damage caused by viruses as a result of opening this email. **********************************************************************