On Fri 23 Apr, 1999, fubar(a)mathworks.com (Kendall Libby) wrote:
>I wish Sun would implement that. I've got a bunch of sun's on a
>terminal server and have never had a problem unless the cisco is
>powered off. That's acceptable; all the sysadmins know it, and no
>one else is allowed in the machine room (*cough*). Had a similar
>situation when I worked for an ISP.
(a bit off topic, but..)
For Solaris 2, I've been told that there exists modified serial driver
that - when the OS is running - will prevent that happening.
Variously, I've been told that it's something Sun Consulting have
available, if you ask, to it being something that a particular large
Wall Street firm and big Sun (Solaris) user wrote. It switches the signal
away from a break to a combination key set, I believe.
Alternatively, it's possible to modify a serial cable to accomodate a
long break but avoid the short one you get from the disconnection of a
cable or death of a terminal server.
A third option is to get a terminal server that doesn't do that - I've
direct experience of the Lightwave ones (already mentioned here today)
and they do prevent it happening if they are powered on or off.
James.