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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:51:07 -0600 From: Kelly Setzer <Kelly.Setzer@LiquidChicken.org> To: nanog@merit.edu In-Reply-To: <20040318140731.C550B7B43@berkshire.research.att.com> Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 09:07:31AM -0500, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: > > In message <g3d67ag03k.fsf@sa.vix.com>, Paul Vixie writes: > > >> I agree, lack of interactive access to a system prior to a functional OS > >> being loaded always seemed like a potential problem area to me, > >> particularly for something based on common PC architecture. > > > >http://www.realweasel.com/ is your friend. (isc has about a dozen of 'em.) > > > > Realweasel is a great idea if you can afford it -- but the PCI version > lists for $350, which is as expensive as some used 1U servers on EBay. Is there an effective alternative? All the intel "servers" these days seem to have one of those handy-dandy (note: sarcasm) ethernet ports variously called "integrated lights-out (ILO)" or "lights-out management (LOM)", etc. I am dismayed that intel-based server vendors haven't noticed the decades-old trend of having serial ports for emergency/remote access. Kelly
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