Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:21:59 -0400 From: Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmaster serial/terminal servers with FreeBSD ... Message-ID: <p06200716bd2c314ec3e5@[129.85.219.160]> In-Reply-To: <20040727131512.B68882@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20040727131512.B68882@ganymede.hub.org>
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At 1:18 PM -0300 2004/07/27, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >Anyone have any warnings about these? I'm thinking of picking one >up so that I can monitor the remote servers, especially through a >reboot, better ... looking at the PM-25 model (25 port through >fan-out cables) ... my understanding, on the FreeBSD side, is that I >just need to add -P to /boot.config, and it will probe the serial >port for a serial console ... anything else on a 4.x machine that >needs to be done? Used to be something in the kernel, if I recall >correctly, but think that was removed ... ? We're very happy with the Cyclades ACS series (we get them with dual power & 48 ports); the older TS series should be cheaper. They run Linux & sshd, and can log all traffic on the port automatically (ours always keep the last 10240 characters). FWIW, Chris Pepper -- Chris Pepper: <http://www.reppep.com/~pepper/>; Rockefeller University: <http://www.rockefeller.edu/>;
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