[123566] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: FW: ethernet to serial converters with ACLs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Express Networks)
Thu Mar 11 02:23:39 2010
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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:22:40 -0500
From: Express Networks <positivelyoptimistic@gmail.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
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We've used mikrotik routerboards that support ev-do as wireless serial
adapters.. It is only good for a single port application.. but it
works.. and at a price of $99..
it would certainly support access lists.. we have them dial back to a pptp
concentrator... just a thought..
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Meek [mailto:meekjt@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:52 PM
> To: R. Benjamin Kessler
> Cc: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Re: ethernet to serial converters with ACLs
>
> Avocent / Cyclades boxes have ACL capability (they run Linux) and can
> be used with EV-DO/GSM modems. They may not be the lowest cost
> solution, but there is a central management system and a wide range of
> serial interface units from single port to at least 32 ports.
>
> Jon
> Full disclosure: I was a member of their Customer Advisory Board
>
> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:06 PM, R. Benjamin Kessler <rbk@mnsginc.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>On Mar 10, 2010, at 3:17 PM, Michael Holstein wrote:
> >
> >>> Can anyone recommend a cheap Ethernet to Serial (RS232/422/485)
> >>> converter with functionality like the Lantronix boxes .. except one
> > that
> >>> supports access lists (nothing complicated .. maybe a list of 5
> > approved
> >>> hosts). I need a bunch of single port devices, not an access-server
> > for
> >>> a rack.
> >
> >>We use SENA PS110 boxes (
> >>http://www.sena.com/products/device_servers/hd_ps_x10.php ). They work
> >>very well, have various ACL features (dunno if it supports 5 named IP
> > or >not), and other configurables.
> >
> >>Caleb
> >
> > On a similar topic, any good solutions for out-of-band serial
> > console/Ethernet solutions that use EV-DO/GSM wireless Internet?
> >
> >
>
>
