[c-nsp] Console server

[Christopher.Marget at usc-bt.com]

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Jay Nakamura <zeusdadog at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Do anyone have recommendation on console server?  

I've been mostly happy with Lantronix SLC gear.

They've had a recent supplier issue, which forced PCMCIA slots to turn into USB, and upset the applecarts of people who depended on PCMCIA modems or storage devices.  Last I checked, not all of the old functionality had been brought to USB.

The features I usually use are:
- SSH
- TACACS+
- Log console i/o to NFS
- per-port IP addressing (allows you to define DNS records along the lines of 'devicename-console')

The SLC has two NICs, but bonding/teaming combined with per-port IP addressing is buggy.

/chris