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me at mpking

Apr 17, 2012, 11:39 AM

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OT: Terminal Server

Polling the massed mind for a preference.

Assuming a lights out operation, what do you guys like to use for a
terminal server / Console Server. (One of the boxes you SSH to, and you
can connect to the serial port of devices that are plugged into it.)

Mostly we're looking at 16 and 32 port densities.

Mike

lelio at uoguelph

Apr 17, 2012, 11:42 AM

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Re: OT: Terminal Server [In reply to]

I've been very impressed by OpenGear

http://www.opengear.com/

---
Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
- LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike King" <me [at] mpking>
To: "Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip [at] puck>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:39:21 PM
Subject: [cisco-voip] OT: Terminal Server

Polling the massed mind for a preference.

Assuming a lights out operation, what do you guys like to use for a terminal server / Console Server. (One of the boxes you SSH to, and you can connect to the serial port of devices that are plugged into it.)

Mostly we're looking at 16 and 32 port densities.

Mike
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matthnick at gmail

Apr 17, 2012, 5:39 PM

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Re: OT: Terminal Server [In reply to]

Just because they were available, I've used a lot of 2511 routers and
2600's with the NM-A16 or A32 cards. I don't imagine the price on ebay for
either would be high. Haven't used 3rd party. Octal cables are just fun to
look at.

-nick

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio [at] uoguelph> wrote:

> I've been very impressed by OpenGear
>
> http://www.opengear.com/
>
>
>
> ---
> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
> Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
> (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Mike King" <me [at] mpking>
> *To: *"Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip [at] puck>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:39:21 PM
> *Subject: *[cisco-voip] OT: Terminal Server
>
>
> Polling the massed mind for a preference.
>
> Assuming a lights out operation, what do you guys like to use for a
> terminal server / Console Server. (One of the boxes you SSH to, and you
> can connect to the serial port of devices that are plugged into it.)
>
> Mostly we're looking at 16 and 32 port densities.
>
> Mike
>
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>
>

tman701 at gmail

Apr 17, 2012, 7:11 PM

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Re: OT: Terminal Server [In reply to]

We exclusively use DIGI Term servers. So far they have proved pretty solid.

Joel P

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Nick Matthews <matthnick [at] gmail> wrote:

> Just because they were available, I've used a lot of 2511 routers and
> 2600's with the NM-A16 or A32 cards. I don't imagine the price on ebay for
> either would be high. Haven't used 3rd party. Octal cables are just fun to
> look at.
>
> -nick
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio [at] uoguelph> wrote:
>
>> I've been very impressed by OpenGear
>>
>> http://www.opengear.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
>> Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
>> (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
>> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From: *"Mike King" <me [at] mpking>
>> *To: *"Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip [at] puck>
>> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:39:21 PM
>> *Subject: *[cisco-voip] OT: Terminal Server
>>
>>
>> Polling the massed mind for a preference.
>>
>> Assuming a lights out operation, what do you guys like to use for a
>> terminal server / Console Server. (One of the boxes you SSH to, and you
>> can connect to the serial port of devices that are plugged into it.)
>>
>> Mostly we're looking at 16 and 32 port densities.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> cisco-voip mailing list
>> cisco-voip [at] puck
>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> cisco-voip mailing list
>> cisco-voip [at] puck
>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>
>

lelio at uoguelph

Apr 17, 2012, 7:19 PM

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Re: OT: Terminal Server [In reply to]

It's been a while since I used a Digi t/s, but last time I did, they required special cables to be made to work with Cisco consoles. Is that still the case?

With the OpenGear, they have a model that uses standard RJ45s.

Sent from my iPhone...

"There's no place like 127.0.0.1"

On Apr 17, 2012, at 10:11 PM, Joel Perez <tman701 [at] gmail> wrote:

> We exclusively use DIGI Term servers. So far they have proved pretty solid.
>
> Joel P
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Nick Matthews <matthnick [at] gmail> wrote:
> Just because they were available, I've used a lot of 2511 routers and 2600's with the NM-A16 or A32 cards. I don't imagine the price on ebay for either would be high. Haven't used 3rd party. Octal cables are just fun to look at.
>
> -nick
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio [at] uoguelph> wrote:
> I've been very impressed by OpenGear
>
> http://www.opengear.com/
>
>
>
> ---
> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
> Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
> (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)
>
>
> From: "Mike King" <me [at] mpking>
> To: "Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip [at] puck>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:39:21 PM
> Subject: [cisco-voip] OT: Terminal Server
>
>
> Polling the massed mind for a preference.
>
> Assuming a lights out operation, what do you guys like to use for a terminal server / Console Server. (One of the boxes you SSH to, and you can connect to the serial port of devices that are plugged into it.)
>
> Mostly we're looking at 16 and 32 port densities.
>
> Mike
>
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>
>

tman701 at gmail

Apr 17, 2012, 7:32 PM

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Re: OT: Terminal Server [In reply to]

Yes that is one drawback to them. But you can make custom cables, we've had
to in order to connect to ACME SBC's we manage.

Joel P

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio [at] uoguelph> wrote:

> It's been a while since I used a Digi t/s, but last time I did, they
> required special cables to be made to work with Cisco consoles. Is that
> still the case?
>
> With the OpenGear, they have a model that uses standard RJ45s.
>
> Sent from my iPhone...
>
> "There's no place like 127.0.0.1"
>
> On Apr 17, 2012, at 10:11 PM, Joel Perez <tman701 [at] gmail> wrote:
>
> We exclusively use DIGI Term servers. So far they have proved pretty solid.
>
> Joel P
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Nick Matthews <matthnick [at] gmail>wrote:
>
>> Just because they were available, I've used a lot of 2511 routers and
>> 2600's with the NM-A16 or A32 cards. I don't imagine the price on ebay for
>> either would be high. Haven't used 3rd party. Octal cables are just fun to
>> look at.
>>
>> -nick
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio [at] uoguelph>wrote:
>>
>>> I've been very impressed by OpenGear
>>>
>>> http://www.opengear.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
>>> Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
>>> (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
>>> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From: *"Mike King" <me [at] mpking>
>>> *To: *"Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip [at] puck>
>>> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:39:21 PM
>>> *Subject: *[cisco-voip] OT: Terminal Server
>>>
>>>
>>> Polling the massed mind for a preference.
>>>
>>> Assuming a lights out operation, what do you guys like to use for a
>>> terminal server / Console Server. (One of the boxes you SSH to, and you
>>> can connect to the serial port of devices that are plugged into it.)
>>>
>>> Mostly we're looking at 16 and 32 port densities.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> cisco-voip mailing list
>>> cisco-voip [at] puck
>>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> cisco-voip mailing list
>>> cisco-voip [at] puck
>>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>>>
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> cisco-voip mailing list
>> cisco-voip [at] puck
>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>>
>>
>

giesen at snickers

Apr 18, 2012, 7:49 AM

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Re: OT: Terminal Server [In reply to]

Been very happy with Lantronix SLC series. A bit pricey but a ton of features...

GTG

Sent from my iPhone

On 2012-04-17, at 2:39 PM, Mike King <me [at] mpking> wrote:

> Polling the massed mind for a preference.
>
> Assuming a lights out operation, what do you guys like to use for a terminal server / Console Server. (One of the boxes you SSH to, and you can connect to the serial port of devices that are plugged into it.)
>
> Mostly we're looking at 16 and 32 port densities.
>
> Mike
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip

_______________________________________________
cisco-voip mailing list
cisco-voip [at] puck
https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip

lelio at uoguelph

Apr 18, 2012, 8:33 AM

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Re: OT: Terminal Server [In reply to]

one of the things i liked about the open gear, believe it or not, was the rack mount ear they include even for their small devices. simple, and it might not seem like much, but it makes management easy when you can mount it rather than having to find a wall to screw it on to.

plus, the power cable comes with interchangeable plugs.

---
Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
- LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary T. Giesen" <giesen [at] snickers>
To: "Mike King" <me [at] mpking>
Cc: "Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip [at] puck>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:49:45 AM
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] OT: Terminal Server

Been very happy with Lantronix SLC series. A bit pricey but a ton of features...

GTG

Sent from my iPhone

On 2012-04-17, at 2:39 PM, Mike King <me [at] mpking> wrote:

> Polling the massed mind for a preference.
>
> Assuming a lights out operation, what do you guys like to use for a terminal server / Console Server. (One of the boxes you SSH to, and you can connect to the serial port of devices that are plugged into it.)
>
> Mostly we're looking at 16 and 32 port densities.
>
> Mike
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip [at] puck
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip

_______________________________________________
cisco-voip mailing list
cisco-voip [at] puck
https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip

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