Does such a system exist?

[Robert Brockway]

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009, James Knott wrote:

> It seems to me ssh is the better solution. If a computer is capable of
> connecting via the serial port to the next computer, ssh would likely
> work to.

Hi James.  The serial console is for precisely those situation in which 
ssh is not sufficient.  Use of a serial console may mean the sysadmin 
doesn't have to walk (or drive, or fly) to the server to recover access 
when it is off the network for some reason.

Cheers,

Rob

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