Re: Serial port access to console

From: Fredrik Lundholm (dol_at_ce.chalmers.se)
Date: 09/23/03 

Date: 23 Sep 2003 17:11:30 GMT

In article <xSZbb.216$qn5.19007760@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>,
Darren Dunham <ddunham@redwood.taos.com> wrote:

>>>On a related note (dropping to OBP prompt), how do professionals or large
>>>datacenters do this?
>
>> I used special cables which did NOT cause a break signal.
>
>I doubt cables ever "cause" or prevent break signals. It's the hardware
>at the other end. I don't see how you could construct a cable to change
>that and still allow communications to take place.

Well, actually I used special DB25->RJ45-connectors,
mounted on each server, wired to not cause a break signal when the
Rj-45 cable (attached to a VT-terminal) was moved between machines.

/wfr
Fredrik 

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Fredrik Lundholm   
dol @ ce.chalmers.se