[152272] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Securing OOB
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Latham)
Mon Apr 23 08:46:53 2012
In-Reply-To: <A154B416-CCD4-4249-A871-E422E891C8D9@roxanne.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:46:15 -0400
From: Andrew Latham <lathama@gmail.com>
To: Eric <eric@roxanne.org>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Eric <eric@roxanne.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> It seems that the current practice is to use a DSL line, as opposed to a =
modem, for accessing an OOB a console server at a remote colo. =C2=A0From a=
security standpoint, what do people generally do - trust the console serve=
r, repurpose an old linksys box from my house or put in a full firewall?
>
> Eric :)
There are hardware solutions for this type of install. Often it is
best to add/create networks for access from multiple points at once.
My suggestion is
http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/branch-office/securelinx-slb.html
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