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Re: serial console servers



On 07/17/2012 03:12 AM, Erik Fair wrote:
For those of us who run computer systems with serial consoles, how do you handle the 
"terminal" side of that? Console server? Lots of old TTYs, LA-120's? Terminal server? A 
custom configuration? Lots of PC laptoys running PuTTY, Kermit, or "tip/cu"?

Yes, this is a survey. I'd like to collect the experience/wisdom available here.

Not sure if this adds any wisdom, but I have a Microvax II with serial adapters, using screen + script + tip. Its been running for ~15 years, may benefit from an update, 12 years since last time.

NetBSD 1.4ZA (SKORPAN) #0: Tue Jun  6 21:06:11 CEST 2000
ragge@bakfull:/usr/home/ragge/work/nbsd/sys/arch/vax/compile/SKORPAN

MicroVAX II
total memory = 13300 KB
avail memory = 10228 KB
using 191 buffers containing 764 KB of memory
mainbus0 (root)
ibus0 at mainbus0
uba0 at ibus0: Q22
dhu0 at uba0 csr 160440 vec 320 ipl 17
dhu0: rom(1) version 2 rom(0) version 2
dhu0: DHV-11
dhu1 at uba0 csr 160040 vec 300 ipl 17
dhu1: rom(1) version 2 rom(0) version 2
dhu1: DHV-11
...

-- Ragge


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