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Re: Console Server Recommendation


From: Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:25:09 +0000

On 31/01/2012 17:27, George Bonser wrote:
Wouldn't a program such as "conserver" running on a linux box someplace
potentially provide these (maybe with a little extra hackery)?  We use
that quite a bit.  One interesting option is that it allows another
person to also watch the console session.  So, for example, I can give
someone a console session while watching the progress of it.

yes, except that I would prefer to spend money on getting a pre-packaged
solution rather than spending time customising boxes, dealing with
customised upgrades, and so on.  Fascinating and all as they are, console
servers are a means to an end, and the less time I'm forced to spend
trashing them into submission and maintaining them on an ongoing basis, the
more time I have for productive work.

Nick


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