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 > > --------------------------------------------------------- > "It has been said that there are only two businesses that > refer to customers as users: illegal drug trade and > the computer industry." > --------------------------------------------------------- > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
