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integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server
From: Joe Abley <jabley () hopcount ca>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:17:58 -0400
Hi all,What is everybody's favourite combination rack-mount VGA/USB KVM-over- IP and serial console concentrator in 2009?
I'm looking for something that will accommodate 8 or so 9600bps serial devices and about 12 VGA/USB devices, all reachable over IP via sane means (ssh, https, etc). Being able to trunk everything through cat5E/ RJ45 plant is not necessary; in this application everything is in the same cabinet.
Avocent seem to make a likely-looking box, but (a) it's a bit insanely expensive, and (b) the adapters that you connect using RJ45 to the avocent and via RS232 to the serial devices *each seem to require a power supply* which frankly makes me recoil in horror. Perhaps I mis- read the glossy web page.
Advice would be appreciated; direct mail is fine; I can summarise back to the list if there is interest in me doing so.
Joe
Current thread:
- integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Joe Abley (Apr 23)
- Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Owen DeLong (Apr 24)
- Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server James Pleger (Apr 24)
- RE: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Holmes,David A (Apr 24)
- Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Owen DeLong (Apr 24)
- Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Paul Vixie (Apr 25)
- Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Owen DeLong (Apr 24)
- Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Martin Hannigan (Apr 24)
- Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Luke S Crawford (Apr 24)
- RE: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Frank Bulk (Apr 24)
- Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server Darren Bolding (Apr 24)