I tried to build one in the past, but didn't have much success. Anyone successfully built some and willing to give details?
> On Feb 26, 2017, at 9:07 AM, nanog_maillinglist <na...@lodpp.net> wrote: > > Hi. > > I use lots of opengears boxes - mainly the Console Manager range 41xx then > 71xx for "big location" with more than 8 consoles needed > 550x when it's less than 8. > We use them only as out-of-band access when either we have inband pbm or when > a intervention is risky - so no fancy feature is needed here ( hense the > CM71xx range.. ) > > I tried from them a cellular one ( 5504 I guess back in the days ) but the > cellular cover wasn't great in the particular DC i've tested it. > + it was hard to get a cellular with static IP .... > So I stayed with small/cheap 10mb access for that box. > > short feedback: > + It just works - no hardware issues so far ( in years ) - software stable. > + ZTP also works okay for provisionning with XML config ( I do it with > Ansible/Jinja2 ) > + Support ready to help - even though we are not a huge buyer, they provide > us the feature we needed right quick ( beeing able to touch the serial config > as a "user" instead of admin > + cisco pinout by default - no overcharge if you want the classic serial > rs232 pinout > > - From my test, provisionning is limited to a basic config - I couln't make > it work buy generating the whole setup in the .opg images. > So I generated basic XML config file to make the box pings then i use ansible > in RAW SSH for post-deploy. > - No python on the box so for every-day update/config I need to use ansible > in raw SSH mode - which is a bit dumb in 2016/17 :) > - Still no that cheap for a rasp like base box > > Cheers, > Nico > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces+nanog=lodpp....@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Ben > Bartsch > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 5:09 PM > To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> > Subject: Cellular enabled console server > > NANOG - Are any of you running a console server to access your network > equipment via a serial connection at a remote site? If so, what are you > using and how much do you like it? I have a project where I need to stand up > over 100 remote sites and would like a backdoor to the console just to be > able to see what's going on with the equipment to hopefully avoid a truck > roll for something simple like a hung device. I need 4 console ports and 1 > RJ45 ethernet jack. My quick Google search landed me at BlackBox > LES1204A-3G-R2, but I've never actually used such a device. This would be > for use in the USA. > > Thank you in advance. > > -ben