Hey all!
I'm planning to upgrade my home network at some point in the
not-too-distant future and I'm trying to figure out what to do with my
serial-terminal-console machines. Right now I'm using a decserver
200/mc to connect to them, but its always been a little fragile: It
doesn't seem that most switches understand MOP (so it won't boot) and
requiring a lat client leaves a lot to be desired. The connected serial
terminal works great but parts of me are wanting to move to something
that takes up less space and is more tcp/ip friendly.
What is everyone else doing for this? Just a back of the envelope count
looks like there are around 8 serial-consoled machines. I've thought
about using usb-to-serial adapters but that seemed kind of hacky.
The machines are a mix of OSes, and some of them are Suns, so the
break/disconnect signal is always...amusing. If I can ditch the mop
requirement I should be able to get rid of my aging (and noisy) hub and
move everything to switches (since I don't use decnet either)
Anyone have any suggestions?
If I can get a reasonable solution I'll probably get rid of the pair of
ds200's I have (one with skins and the other without).
Brian