[NTLUG:Discuss] linux console

[Kenneth Loafman]

fredjame wrote:
> Chris Cox wrote:
> 
>> fredjame wrote:
>>
>>> We have the switches - both KVM, and Console types - we want to use 
>>> the Console switch in this case, and we assume that means connecting 
>>> from a serial port on the Linux box to a serial port on the Console 
>>> switch, as with other *NIX boxes (example, SUN).  At any rate I know 
>>> of no DB15 to DB9 pin converter.
>>
>>
>>
>> For KVM over IP (don't if all work with Linux... haven't used any):
>>
>> http://www.minicom.com/kvm_smartiplink.htm
>> http://www.42u.com/telereach.htm
>> http://www.avocent.com/web/en.nsf/Content/DSView
>>
>> There's probably others google for KVM IP
>>
>> It think something like this is what you were hinting at by
>> 'DB15 to DB9'... you probably were suggesting KVM over IP...
>> but I'm not sure (I think you are suggesting HD15 to DB9... VGA
>> to serial... which doesn't make sense). 
> 
> 
> OK, maybe I wasn't clear enough (that's not too unusual for me).
> (1) We have a "Console Switch" that allows dial in access in the event 
> the network goes down, and from there we can hop to any machine 
> connected to the switch.  The ports on this switch are serial,
> (2) On the RH Linux box, we want to direct all console feeds to/from a 
> serial/com port, and then connect that serial port to one on the switch.
> 

Try this:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/

I went to http://www.tldp.org/ (Linux Documentation Project) and did a 
search for "serial console".  Voila, 300+hits and this was the first.

...Ken