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<p class="MsoNormal">Look into OpenGear, we’ve tested out a couple different products that we’ve implemented in remote offices to replace our 2800’s.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NANOG <nanog-bounces@nanog.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Mike Hammett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 18, 2018 9:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alan Hannan <alan@routingloop.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> NANOG <nanog@nanog.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: Console Servers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I'm deploying new to me Cisco 2811s for console and OOB access.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">"Alan Hannan" <<a href="mailto:alan@routingloop.com">alan@routingloop.com</a>><br>
<b>To: </b>"NANOG" <<a href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org">nanog@nanog.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, September 18, 2018 8:36:33 AM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Console Servers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Long ago I used Cisco 2511/2611 and was fairly happy. A little later I used portmaster and was less so. Recently I've been using Opengear and they work fairly
well but the price is fairly high. I use the CM7100 and IM7100.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">General specs I'm looking for are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> * 8 to 48 or more rs232 serial ports on rj45<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> * nice-to-have software selectable pinouts (cisco v. straight)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> * gig-e ethernet port (100mbps ok)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> * 1U form factor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> * redundant AC power<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> * access physical serial connections via local port #<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> * access physical serial connections via local IP alias (nice to have)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Can you recommend a serial port server/concentrator that I could use in place of opengear for a better value and/or lower cost?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">I'm just ignorant about the current market for serial port concentrators and so far web searches have not revealed ideas, so your input is appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">-alan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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