Re: Console Servers

[Simon Lockhart <simonl () rd bbc co uk>]

On Tue Sep 10, 2002 at 04:53:02PM -0400, Charles Sprickman wrote:
> > Lantronix - http://www.lantronix.com/products/cs/scs820_scs1620/index.html
>
> 1 vote for, one against.  The complaint was that the Lantronix has a very
> bad management interface.
>
> I also noted that BBC is using a mess of these at Telehouse...

"...a mess..." ?

        http://support.bbc.co.uk/support/standards/rack_top.jpg

We do indeed use the Lantronix, have done since '97 or before. Not really
had any reliability problems with them. The odd fan bearing has gone, but 
they keep running none-the-less.

The CLI is very VMSish, but not bad when you get used to it, plenty of
online help.

Only minor niggle is that they changed the authentication procedure in
a recent code version, without flagging it in big letters.
 
> Cisco -
>
> 2 suggestions to use a 2511 or a 3620 with 16 port async cards.  The 2511
> would probably be a bit too slow if you enable ssh though...

I use a 2610 with the 16 port async card for personal colo, and it works
well. Not noticed any performance problems for occasional use. Biggy niggle
is that you can't easily setup ssh to a port with per-port passwords. Had
to fudge it thus:

        username port1 noescape password 7 **************
        username port1 autocommand telnet 123.45.67.89 2033

        interface Loopback0
         ip address 123.45.67.89 255.255.255.255

        access-list 1 permit 123.45.67.89
        
        line 33 48
         access-class 1 in
         no exec  
         transport input telnet

Simon
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