Re: [TCLUG:15647] UPDATE: SGI Boxes

[Jason Jorgensen <jasonj@talkware.net>]

www.equinox.com has alot of serial port add on stuff. They have a Serial port
hub you can use to connect to a bunch of console ports and have a dial up entry
point. We are going to be getting one of these to try out on our networks.
also www.digi.com has a terminal server like that, but we dont much like it,
and it was $1200.

Ben Lutgens wrote:

> I am researching setting up a console server here at work to allow me access
> my servers even if the network is down (via dial-up etc) and so I can rack
> mount them all, I am wondering if one of these would work o.k. for that. I
> would have to figure out a way to add more serial ports tho...... Any ideas?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David S. Cargo [mailto:escargo@anubis.network.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 1:49 PM
> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:15647] UPDATE: SGI Boxes
>
> In general, what use would one of these boxes be?
>
> If we had a bunch, could we have an Indy installfest and configure
> them?
>
> I would be interested in one if it would be useful for something.
>
> One key question in my mind is what would $275 for an Indy box get
> me versus spending $275 to upgrade an existing PC running Linux.
>
> dsc
>
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