One option is to get a network printserver that has a serial port on it. On 
many models, you can telnet to the printserver, then use telnet on the serial 
port- dont know what models support this, but I know some do.

Jay


On Friday 01 March 2002 02:52 pm, \"Erik V. Anderson\" wrote:
> Our company has a rather large AIX box/ESS system which is going to be
> moved off-site to a hosting company down in Omaha...remote access is
> normally not a problem when the system is running well.  However, if the
> need ever comes up to reboot the server, it is necessary to have a "local"
> terminal to see the boot messages.  At the present time, this is not a
> problem - we can just sit down at the console, but obviously when it's
> moved down to Omaha, this is not an option.
>
> Does anyone know of a way to accomplish this remotely?  I've heard some
> random info about using the ASYNC port on the router to plug into the
> serial port of the AIX box...is this the only way to accomplish what we
> need to do, or are there some other suggestions.
>
> BTW - I joined the mailing list about two weeks ago, and have really
> enjoyed "listening in".  Unfortunately, I will not be able to be at the
> meeting tomorrow, but I will try and attend in the future.
>
> Thanks!
>
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