PCs That Can Be Managed From a Serial Port? 22
PoochieReds asks: "I'm in the market for a couple of PC's that are manageable via serial port. Where can I find a PC that doesnt take a keyboard and monitor to set up the BIOS? I'm really looking to go x86 linux for this job, but if I can't find something that does what I need I may have to fall back to using a SPARC. I'm also not interested in the RealWeasel -- neat product, but I really want an integrated solution (i.e. a serial capable BIOS). Can anyone recommend a reliable, rackmountable, x86 box that is completely manageable via serial port?"
Intel ISP1100 (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Intel ISP1100 (Score:2)
Would RMS Approve?
Re:Intel ISP1100 (Score:1)
Re:Intel ISP1100 (Score:2)
Some might say that they've missed quite a few screws. :-)
Dell poweredge (Score:4, Informative)
Dell poweredge servers can do this. You initally need a keyboard and monitor to change a BIOS setting to use the serial port. After that you can manage it from a console ala cisco gear or sparc. You'll need to setup lilo to tell it to use the serial port and also setup a getty on the serial port.
Intel Chipsets (Score:4, Informative)
What's wrong with the weasel? (Score:2)
Re:What's wrong with the weasel? (Score:2)
Re:What's wrong with the weasel? (Score:2)
Many server boards do this... (Score:2, Informative)
I use a (I think) 440GX+ board. Damned nice board. Does this remote management, amongst its other nice features. Of course, you PAY for those features (~$600 for the board).
TiVo (Score:2)
http://www.tivo.com/
Joseph Elwell.
Any PC will work (Score:1, Redundant)
Did you even... (Score:2)
"I'm also not interested in the RealWeasel..."
Re:Did you even... (Score:1)
Having fully read the post, though, let me say: why not get a RealWeasel? It seems like the perfect solution, "integrated" or not.
FreeBSD (Score:1)