Re: integrated KVMoIP and serial console terminal server

[Darren Bolding <darren () bolding org>]

We just switched from using Avocent/Cyclades to using Raritan for our
terminal servers, and I am happier with the Raritan.  I have used Raritan IP
KVM's in the past and been happy, and the IT folks seem to like their new
one.
I found the Raritan terminal server docs much more complete, it's support
for direct access to serial ports via ssh much more complete, its support
for remote authentication (TACACS+) better, it's console sharing features
better, etc. etc.  I was surprised how much better we liked it than the
other products we've used.

--D

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Luke S Crawford <lsc () prgmr com> wrote:

> Joe Abley <jabley () hopcount ca> writes:
> > 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.
>
> I can't speak to the KVM over IP (for *NIX, they are obviously
> inferior to serial)  but I do have some suggestions for the serial end.
>
> Personally, I use an opengear cm4148;   it seems to work fairly well.
>
> If I only needed 8 ports, I'd still be using my solution from 2005, which
> was an 8 port rocketport serial card in a FreeBSD box.  I only moved to
> the opengear because I need many more ports
>
> I like both the opengear and the freebsd box because I can use ssh auth,
> I can log, and I can lock down each user so that a given private key can
> only view a certain port.


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