Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:26:58 -0700 From: Randy Smith <randys@amigo.net> To: William Lloyd <wlloyd@galt.slap.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Remote console into FreeBSD 4.1.1 boxen Message-ID: <3A105CA2.4010207@amigo.net> References: <3A1056F3.70207@amigo.net> <20001113160620.A32891@galt.slap.net>
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William Lloyd wrote: > Hi Randy! > > On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 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? > > 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 > > I use a pm2 to get into one of my freebsd boxes. > > It's no problem. > > Read the handbook about serial terminals. > > -bill > > > I read the handbook but maybe I missed something. As I said, I can watch FreeBSD boot up through the serial port but I can't get a login prompt. Are you using '-h' in your boot.config or something else? Is it possible use a single PM2 to get into multiple boxes? -- Randy Smith Amigo.Net Webmaster 719-589-6100 ext. 113 http://www.amigo.net/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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