[Gllug] Changing machine's IP address

[David Irvine]

Pardon my ignorance, but why can't you just use the monitor and
keyboard? I'm assuming this is because its in a rack and you  don't have
a monitor in the rack as well. 

On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 13:31, Vincent AE Scott wrote:
> John Hearns(john.hearns at framestore.co.uk)@Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 01:01:13PM +0000:
> > 
> > Actually, most PC-class machines lack true serial console functionality,
> > such that you cannot get down to the BIOS level, for instance.
> > This is changing though, and some motherboards offer it.
> 
> 
> oooo, which ones?  i've been wondering how long it's going to take PC mobo makers to enter the iron age.
When you say true serial console  functionality, what exactly do you
mean by  that? Whats the difference between true serial console and
false serial console modes? What can you achieve in one which you cannot
achieve in the other?


> 
> > To set the serial console up, look at the HOWTO:
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/
> > 
> > 
> > The serial terminal has advantages:
> > 
> > it can save your hide in an emergency when all you need do is bring
> > a laptop up to it, or maybe a PDA with a serial cable
> 
> as an aside, a friend of mine got one of those psion things for that exact reason.  very handy for getting you out of a bind in a server room, plus it fits in your inside suit pocket.  
> 
> -vince
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