Boot prompt for Intel AMT

[Jack Vogel]

On 3/6/07, Artem Kuchin <matrix at itlegion.ru> wrote:
> >> I hope some people will understand what  i am talking about, because
> >> the technology, i think, is not very popular, but can come VERY handy.
> >>
> >> Intel AMT Serial over LAN (SOL, why is it called 'over LAN' if it is really
> >> 'OVER IP'?) allows to boot into BIOS of a remote machine
> >> and even, as seen in their demo, can be used to control MS DOS prompt.
> >
> > well because it isnt using IP, besides SOIP is uninspiring :)
>
> Wait.. how so? I was sure that the whose SOL (IPMI) protocal is running over
> IP and i can REMOTELY (e.g. from anoth planet with IP connection) access
> the machine in the data center. If i can do such thing, then it DOES run over IP
> eventually. Isn't it?

Yes, my bad, I spoke too quickly, it does use IP, sorry,
I still find SOL much more descriptive of what I think about
the whole apparatus however :)

Jack