I've been toying with the FreeTSERV stuff. Ping me if you are interested in some boards
Jared Mauch > On Feb 26, 2017, at 10:48 AM, David Bass <davidbass...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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