[luau] Mid range board with console out

Vince Hoang luau at ml.altern8.net
Thu Jul 31 10:29:00 PDT 2003


On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 09:49:30AM -1000, Brian Chee wrote:
> There is a new "standard" out now on intel boards that is a move in the
> right direction. Basically it's a nearly true serial console (I need to see
> if there is an equivelent of a stop-A like on a sparc) that is presented on
> an RJ-45. There is a jumper on the motherboard that changes the config to
> one of two terminal server pin configurations (lantronix and cisco).

I am pretty sure you are talking about what I mentioned. The EMP
part lets you power cycle. If you want have serial console _and_
power cycle, you need to use up two serial ports per server.

If what you are referring to is something entirely new, please
let me know.

-Vince



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