I have been managing company "headless" servers remotely from my laptop using SSH. When I need direct console access (e.g. network down, hardware problem), I use a Belkin USB Serial Converter to the server console port because my laptop, and few current generation laptops, have a UART. All systems use Fedora, mostly Core 6 and Core 7.
Recently even some low end servers have no UART which means the following options: * KVM switch - expensive and difficult to cable due to our server locations. * Portable monitor and keyboard - just dang difficult to carry around and plug in. I prefer to continue to use my laptop for server maintenance. In order to do this it seems I need some kind of USB host-to-host connectivity but my research has not uncovered any obvious solutions to this. I have seen indications of USB host-to-host connections using PPPoEth but it isn't clear how to set this up. What are my hardware/software/configuration options for local comms (primary ethernet network down) between my laptop with only USB ports to a headless server with only USB ports? Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
