[193806] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cellular enabled console server
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Josh Luthman)
Fri Feb 24 11:15:37 2017
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From: Josh Luthman <josh@imaginenetworksllc.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:15:15 -0500
To: Ben Bartsch <uwcableguy@gmail.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
I have been using a Sprint 3G modem to a Mikrotik (IP stuff for my use, but
you can just as easily use the serial port for your needs). I pay $10/mo
for a few hundred megabytes/mo.
None of the Mikrotiks have 4 console ports, but you can buy 4 of them cheap.
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Ben Bartsch <uwcableguy@gmail.com> wrote:
> NANOG - Are any of you running a console server to access your network
> equipment via a serial connection at a remote site? If so, what are you
> using and how much do you like it? I have a project where I need to stand
> up over 100 remote sites and would like a backdoor to the console just to
> be able to see what's going on with the equipment to hopefully avoid a
> truck roll for something simple like a hung device. I need 4 console ports
> and 1 RJ45 ethernet jack. My quick Google search landed me at
> BlackBox LES1204A-3G-R2, but I've never actually used such a device. This
> would be for use in the USA.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> -ben
>
