On 2/20/12 09:55 , Leo Bicknell wrote: > In a message written on Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 09:51:59AM -0800, Joel jaeggli > wrote: >> Things with legacy ports on them are on the way out. given an ipmi >> manager that doesn't suck there should be no reason to connect to the >> machine at all, to console in. the rats nest is a lot more tractable >> when there is ethernet and power and nothing else. > > This reminded me of another gizmo I'd like to have... > > How about a Bluetooth to Serial adapter? Routers don't (yet) have > iLO, but I have this fantasy about being able to walk into a colo > with a handfull of small adapters that I simply plug on to consoles > and then sit down with my laptop and can access all the serial ports > without having to run cables.
such a thing exists, I wouldn't consider it part of permanent oob solution. http://www.amazon.com/SIIG-ID-SB0011-S1-RS-232-Bluetooth-Converter/dp/B001AZTABE http://www.quatech.com/catalog/bluetooth_serial.php > Talk about eliminating the rat's nest.... >
