On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 09:49:36AM -0500, Bill White wrote: > On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:32:08 EST, "Jonathan D. Proulx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Opined: > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 11:51:30PM -0600, Matt Fair wrote: > > :> On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 05:31:57PM -0600, Matt Fair wrote: > > :> :I am managing my server remotely using ssh. If my network connection > > :> :goes down for some reason, I have no control over it, is there a way > > :> :where I could check to see if there is a network connection and then > > :> :restart the connection? > > :> > > :> best option is to recompile the kernel on the server to put the > > :> console out to serial port (is this default in debian kernels? if not > > :> what problems does it create, I always roll mine that way), then you > > :> can hang a modem off the serial port and even if the networking on the > > :> server breaks you can get in to try and fix it. > > I do this. You don't have to do much more than put this into your > lilo.conf file: > > append="console=ttyS0,9600n8" > serial = 0,9600n8 > > and then enable the serial console in the kernel.
You also need to make sure that serial support is compiled directly into the kernel, not as a module. IIRC the default Debian kernels use modules for the serial drivers so you may need to build your own. your pal dave -- Dave Thayer Denver, Colorado USA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
