Re: remote management
On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 02:49:15AM -0600, Matt Fair wrote:
> 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
I don't know, I haven't bought any yet (I'm planning to). Try info@realweasel.com
Nico
> 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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"It has been said that there are only two businesses that
refer to customers as users: illegal drug trade and
the computer industry."
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Nico De Ranter
Sony Service Center (SDCE/NEE-B)
Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne)
1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth
Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86
e-mail: nico.deranter@sonycom.com
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