[syslinux] com32 ssh/telnet support?

[Alexander Clouter]

Hi,

* Ryan McLean <pvtryan100 at googlemail.com> [2009-08-12 10:20:38+0100]:
>
> Alexander Clouter wrote:
>>
>> * Ryan McLean <pvtryan100 at googlemail.com> [2009-08-11 13:08:21+0100]:
>>   
>>> Perhaps I am being stupid and if so please enlighten me.
>>> Assuming that all clients have reserved IP addresses on the dhcp server,
>>> surely it would be possible to have a com32 module that presented the  
>>> boot options to both stdout and also allowed connections via ssh.
>>> After all for the system to get the files via tftp it has to have 
>>> network connectivity so one piece of the puzzle is there already.
>>>
>> Buy a 1U serial console server?  We use Opengear's kit which is nice and 
>> cheap, it also means that for the OS it's-self you get console action  
>> via SSH.
>>
>> For PXELINUX you can then just use the SERIAL feature.  The Debian  
>> netboot installation image is intelligent enough for you just to pass  
>> 'console=ttyS0,115200' and then you are off.
>>
> I'd never get sign off to spend unless it was £20 and even then it would  
> be unlikely as I would need several of them.
> Though I will keep that in mind on the off chance I can squeeze one in.
> How many serial connections does it support?

> For my main cluster rack I would need 30 connections minimum.
>
48...in a single 1U.  Best part is that they are completely BREAK safe 
too.

http://www.opengear.com.au/product-cm4000.html

We would be lost without a serial console server...once you have one you 
can break the networking/firewalling on the host with no issues.

Cheers

-- 
Alexander Clouter
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