[Gllug] reverser telnet

[Andy Low]

Hello, 
Im not to bothered about the seurity as there is no
access to the lan unless you are directly attached.
fyi I am using ser2net for this "project" and it is
easy to config (for a noob like me).

regards
Andy

--- Ian Norton <bredroll at darkspace.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 04:50:58PM +0100, Andy Low
> wrote:
> > John Hearns <john.hearns at streamline-computing.com>
> wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2005-04-09 at 18:19 +0100, Andy Low
> wrote:
> > > > Can anyone suggest a way to setup a linux box
> to
> > > > enable access to some serial ports via
> telneting
> > > > to the linux boxes ip aka reverse telnet using
> a
> > > > cisco 2509/11 to access some routers consoles 
> > > > hanging off the async ports.
> > > 
> > > How many is 'some' ?
> > > 
> > > We supply Cyclades terminal servers, which are
> > > dedicated to doing this
> > > task. They work very well, and do just what you
> > > want.
> > > Telnet to various addresses and you get the
> serial
> > > console.
> > > (AFAIK they run Linux anyway)
> > > 
> > > If you want to use a Linux box for the task, get
> a
> > > Cyclades
> > > multi-port serial card.
> > 
> > Some would be at most probably be 8 maybe 12
> (which
> > could be split between 2 linux boxes if needed),
> the
> > serial card is  not so much the issue as the cost,
> > other wise I would get a
> > Cisco/portmaster/Xyplex/Lantronics etc to do the
> job
> > as this is a home toy and not for work. 
> > I have found some packages that do what I need,
> > termnetd and comserv are about the simplist that I
> > have  found, any other suggestions would be
> > appreciated.
> 
> I think whatever system you decide, it's worth
> noting that using telnet for any
> sort of control system is potentially a very serious
> hole.
> 
> I cant see much wrong with either having a serial
> card in a linux box and
> ssh'ing to that. 
> 
> Ian
> 
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