[113960] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Pleger)
Fri Apr 24 13:21:49 2009
From: James Pleger <jpleger@gmail.com>
To: Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>
In-Reply-To: <9757D73F-B026-4D4E-A84F-46EB395934C9@delong.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:23:18 -0700
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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I have had good luck with Digi console managers for serial... I think
they have some KVM functionality, but I don't know how well that works
as I have only used the serial management.
http://www.digi.com/products/consoleservers/
Regards,
James Pleger
e: jpleger@gmail.com
g: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9D7141C9
On Apr 24, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> I haven't really found a combo unit I like as yet.
>
> For KVM, I like the Raritan products.
> For Serial, I prefer the Avocent line.
>
> Owen
>
> On Apr 23, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Joe Abley wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> What is everybody's favourite combination rack-mount VGA/USB KVM-
>> over-IP and serial console concentrator in 2009?
>>
>> I'm looking for something that will accommodate 8 or so 9600bps
>> serial devices and about 12 VGA/USB devices, all reachable over IP
>> via sane means (ssh, https, etc). Being able to trunk everything
>> through cat5E/RJ45 plant is not necessary; in this application
>> everything is in the same cabinet.
>>
>> Avocent seem to make a likely-looking box, but (a) it's a bit
>> insanely expensive, and (b) the adapters that you connect using
>> RJ45 to the avocent and via RS232 to the serial devices *each seem
>> to require a power supply* which frankly makes me recoil in horror.
>> Perhaps I mis-read the glossy web page.
>>
>> Advice would be appreciated; direct mail is fine; I can summarise
>> back to the list if there is interest in me doing so.
>>
>>
>> Joe
>
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