Network console cards?
Mitch Collinsworth
mitch at ccmr.cornell.edu
Tue May 13 21:32:13 PDT 2003
Not exactly that, but you might be interested in this:
http://www.realweasel.com
This gets you full bios access from a serial port. Then you
can plug in one of those 1-port terminal servers mentioned
previously.
-Mitch
On Tue, 13 May 2003, 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?
>
> Thanks - Peter
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