Does such a system exist?

[James Knott]

Robert Brockway wrote:
> 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.
>

Having worked with minicomputers for many years, I'm well aware of the
advantages.  However, my comments were directed at the method mentioned
in the post I replied to.  It struck me as a bit of a Rube Goldbergian
solution.
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