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by **Steven Neru** » Fri, 28 Aug 1992 06:19:31

Sounds like what your looking for is the console-server program written

in /pub/console-server directory for anonymous ftp.

I haven't actually used it, but I seem to remember it does pretty much
everything your asking for and you get the source code so you should be
able to modify it to your liking.

cheers,

Steve

Sys Admin, The HydroLab (292-6193)
177 Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Dr.
Columbus, OH 43210

by **Barry Margol** » Fri, 28 Aug 1992 07:03:09

>Sounds like what your looking for is the console-server program written

>in /pub/console-server directory for anonymous ftp.

I just downloaded this. Currently it uses serial ports on the console
server machine. Does anyone know of something like this that can use TCP
connections?

We already have a Xyplex terminal server that has serial ports that can be
connected to the console port of various Suns. You can telnet to a TCP
port on the Xyplex and it passes the connection through to a corresponding
serial port. It would be nice if the console-server could make use of this
facility, instead of using serial ports directly.

I suppose it could be kludged by using ptys. The master side of each pty
would be a daemon that connects to the Xyplex, and the slave side would be
listed in /etc/constab.

--
Barry Margolin
System Manager, Thinking Machines Corp.

by **Joey Prue** » Sat, 29 Aug 1992 10:21:36

>I suppose it could be kludged by using ptys. The master side of each pty
>would be a daemon that connects to the Xyplex, and the slave side would be
>listed in /etc/constab.

i have written such a program (called gate) that allows any tcp
port to be accessed via a pty. it was created to allow a netblazer
to be used as a modem and printer server. if there is enough
interest, i can post it (it needs to interface to syslog or at least
have better diagnostics).

by **John Hasca** » Tue, 01 Sep 1992 10:50:16

}I just downloaded this. Currently it uses serial ports on the console
}server machine. Does anyone know of something like this that can use TCP
}connections?
}We already have a Xyplex terminal server that has serial ports that can be
}connected to the console port of various Suns. You can telnet to a TCP
}port on the Xyplex and it passes the connection through to a corresponding
}serial port. It would be nice if the console-server could make use of this
}facility, instead of using serial ports directly.

This shouldn't be all that difficult (make the config file parser

doing connect(), etc rather than open().

I am using this program, but since we have it running on a DECstation
I took the easy way out and got LATs so I didn't have to do any work... :-)

John
--
John Hascall ``Live with it pink-boy!''
Project Vincent

Ames, IA 50011 515/294-9551 [fax -1717]

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