written: 04 Dec 2001 by Elijah
updated: 11 Nov 2002 by nieusma

Console server instructions

Adding a host to the console server

This example is to connect a machine called "qworts" to the terminal server on port S19:

- elijah@alice$ telnet rts
Trying 66.37.143.11...
Connected to rts.firstlink.com.
Escape character is '^]'.


ComOS - Livingston PortMaster

login: !root
Password: secret
cherry-console> add user qworts
New User successfully added
cherry-console> set user qworts service telnet 1019
     Username: qworts                             Type: Login User
         Host: default                   Login Service: telnet (1019)
cherry-console> set user qworts password pw4console
     Username: qworts                             Type: Login User
         Host: default                   Login Service: telnet (1019)
cherry-console> save user
User table successfully saved
New configurations successfully saved.
cherry-console> set s19 service_device telnet 1019
Device Service for port S19 changed from portmaster to telnet
cherry-console> set s19 device dialin
Port type for port S19 changed from Device to Host Device(Network)
cherry-console> set s19 speed 9600
Speed for port S19 (1) changed from 9600 to 9600
cherry-console> reset s19
Resetting port S19
cherry-console> save all
Saving ports
Saving global configuration
User table successfully saved
Hosts table successfully saved
Static route table successfully saved
Location table successfully saved
SNMP table successfully saved
Filter table successfully saved
Netmasks table successfully saved
Modem table successfully saved
New configurations successfully saved.

To test, telnet to rts.firstlink.com, login as qworts, password pw4console, and you should get something like this:

- elijah@alice$ telnet rts
Trying 66.37.143.11...
Connected to rts.firstlink.com.
Escape character is '^]'.

ComOS - Livingston PortMaster

login: qworts
Password: pw4console
Session established with port S19

hit enter a few times, and a console should come up.  VOILA.



other notes:

to send a stop-a to a sun machine when you're on the console through the terminal server, hit ^] and then type in "send break" (without the quotes)