Re: OT: Cell phone connection to server

2010-05-24 Thread Michael Cronenworth
arag...@dcsnow.com wrote: > It has been suggested to me that we should setup a cell phone in a way > that would allow us remote access to our Linux boxes in case of an > emergency where the server was down (using a remote service board (ILO)). > > I've searched Google and found plenty of informatio

Re: OT: Cell phone connection to server

2010-05-24 Thread Alan Cox
> The reason we are considering this is because the servers are going to be > at remote client sites where we have no control over the network and > placing a DSL or other hard lines are not desirable. You can get SMS controlled power switches. So the 'large attention button' can be activated from

Re: OT: Cell phone connection to server

2010-05-24 Thread aragonx
> > arag...@dcsnow.com writes: >> It has been suggested to me that we should setup a cell phone in a way >> that would allow us remote access to our Linux boxes in case of an >> emergency where the server was down (using a remote service board >> (ILO)). > > There are smartphone clients for ssh. I

Re: OT: Cell phone connection to server

2010-05-24 Thread Alan Cox
> It was said that years ago, you could connect a modem to a cell phone and > that it would answer the call just like on a land line. If I could find > something like that, we would be in business. If your device can support incoming data calls then mgetty+sendfax is probably what you are looking

Re: OT: Cell phone connection to server

2010-05-24 Thread Wolfgang S. Rupprecht
arag...@dcsnow.com writes: > It has been suggested to me that we should setup a cell phone in a way > that would allow us remote access to our Linux boxes in case of an > emergency where the server was down (using a remote service board (ILO)). There are smartphone clients for ssh. I've got one

Re: OT: Cell phone connection to server

2010-05-24 Thread Bill Davidsen
arag...@dcsnow.com wrote: > Hello all, > > It has been suggested to me that we should setup a cell phone in a way > that would allow us remote access to our Linux boxes in case of an > emergency where the server was down (using a remote service board (ILO)). > > I've searched Google and found ple

OT: Cell phone connection to server

2010-05-24 Thread aragonx
Hello all, It has been suggested to me that we should setup a cell phone in a way that would allow us remote access to our Linux boxes in case of an emergency where the server was down (using a remote service board (ILO)). I've searched Google and found plenty of information on how to make an out