[149307] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Console Server Recommendation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher O'Brien)
Wed Feb 1 10:59:58 2012
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:59:06 -0500
From: "Christopher O'Brien" <obriapqz@bc.edu>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <CALFTrnOinwxic_uz+AjpmnGq=ryTgupH5D5pexRt13bCTD07Ng@mail.gmail.com>
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On 1/30/12 11:08 AM, Ray Soucy wrote:
> What are people using for console servers these days? We've
> historically used retired routers with ASYNC ports, but it's time for
> an upgrade.
>
> OpenGear seems to have some nice stuff, anyone else?
>
I've been using Western Telematic TSM-40 console servers and have been
very happy with the price point and feature set.
Also, I aggregate console connections from different parts of my campus
over my existing fiber plant using TC Communications TC1880 Async Fiber
MUXs. This combination has served me well.
