[NTLUG:Discuss] linux console

[Chris Cox]

fredjame wrote:
...
> 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.
> 

Cyclades TS series... does what you want.  You SSH to the Cyclades (or
direct via modem ... both will work) and use ts_menu to go from
port to port.