[NTLUG:Discuss] remote boot device

[Eric Schnoebelen]

David Camm writes:
- after some recent troubles, i'd like to be able to have remote console
- support (like on a serial POTS connection) for my server so that i can
- issue a C-A-D sequence remotely when the machine has (heavens forfend)
- taken itself offline and i can;t issue a shutdown via telnet. 

	I've seen several folks suggest a remote power switch.  

	Personally, I'd much rather have a serial console on the
box.  And I've found a board for PC hardware that emulates an
MDA video adapter, providing a serial keyboard/display.  The
device is called a PC-Weasel, and it gives PC's a serial
console.  All my PC server boxes will have them shortly (I've
already got two, and the remaining two I need are on order.)

	More details can be found at http://www.realweasel.com.
There is even a demo system so you can play around with a
running weasel.  If you purchase one, let them know I sent you..

- when i inquired how that would work with a system that supports file
- caching, like linux, i got 'well, it works fine with sun machines
- running solaris'.

	No, it doesn't, they just don't know any better.. (I'd
want to get away from _that_ ISP, if I were you..)

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