On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 01:55:08PM -0400, the sushi biker wrote:
Martin.Hughes> else out there have any recommendations on make/model Martin.Hughes> of equipment?
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A newcomer to this list with a suggestion:
Western Telematic makes the CMS-16, which is (you guessed it) a 16 port serial console management switch. It features a 10bT ethernet port and the ability to host 6 telnet sessions in a menu-driven format.
I use it on my Sun & Tatung machines as it is the only box I've found so far that doesn't send a break when powered off/on. Our two F740's talk happily through it, as do most of my core switches/routers.
Only complaints so far are a few cosmetic glitches in the initial password dialog via telnet. Other than that, rock solid.
Zach Metzinger UNIX System Administrator White Rock Networks