Re: remote management

[Matt Fair <matt@netasol.com>]

I looked at realweasel.com, I could not see a place where you could purchase The PC
Weasel 2000 on the site, where can you purchase this product.  I tried the demo, it is
exactly what I need.
Thank you,
Matt

> zOn Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 11:51:30PM -0600, Matt Fair wrote:
> > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 05:31:57PM -0600, Matt Fair wrote:
> > > :I am managing my server remotely using ssh.   If my network connection
> > > :goes down for some reason, I have no control over it, is there a way
> > > :where I could check to see if there is a network connection and then
> > > :restart the connection?
> > >
> > > best option is to recompile the kernel on the server to put the
> > > console out to serial port (is this default in debian kernels? if not
> > > what problems does it create, I always roll mine that way), then you
> > > can hang a modem off the serial port and even if the networking on the
> > > server breaks you can get in to try and fix it.
> >
> > Would this be a dial-in connection to the computer to manage it?  What I need is
> > to manage the computer remoteley all the way back to the lilo prompt.  Are there
> > any how-to's to do this?
> > What other equipment would I need for this?
> > Would there be any way to encrypt the session?
> > Thanks
> > Matt
>
> Have a look at "The PC Weasel 2000" (realweasel.com) it's supposed to give you
> full serial console access up to the bios. It works as a replacement for the
> video card.   If you want dial-in access, a consoleserver will also be
> necessary (Consoleserver 800/3200 from www.lightwavecom.com). This allows you to
> control a number of serial consoles and also supports modem access. They have
> announced support for ssh and remote power management (so if the machine is realy
> blocked you can even remotely turn it off and on :-).  They're not cheap however :-(.
> Lucent(?) also has a slightly cheaper machine ( Portmaster 2e, up-to 30 serial ports)
> but they don't (and as far as I know won't) support ssh.
>
> Expect to pay about 250$ for the PC weasel and 3000$ for the consolemaster (will vary
> a lot depending on the exact configuration).
>
> Nico
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