On Fri, 27 Oct 2023, Russell Senior wrote:
It wasn't the RS-232 that surprised me, it was the combination of RS-232 and PCI-E, when I expected that modern RS-232 interfaces to just use a USB converter. It is kind of like finding someone putting a Pratt and Whitney turbo fan on a Sopwith Camel.
I'd say it's the opposite, more like putting Model T engine in a Formula One chassis. :-)
Of course, most IPMI controllers emulate serial communications over ethernet (serial-over-LAN), because out-of-band serial connections are ever-so helpful, even (especially?) today.
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