SUMMARY: Login over parallel port?

["Jason H. Smith" <jason@oes.co.th>]

Thanks for all responses.  All but two suggested that I simply buy another 
serial card.  This is not ideal for me, as firstly, this box will be 
mass-produced, so an extra off-board card will affect price and take up a 
PCI slot.  Also, the machine uses serial internally (i.e. inside the 
case) for things such as LCD output.

One product I've never heard of is the PC Weasel.  The common issue with 
x86 machines is that you cannot interface with serial to work on things 
like the BIOS settings.  This card is basically a video card and 
keyboard, but with serial output and input.  Perfect for x86 servers.  
Unfortunately, it's a little more than I need.

The good news is, PLIP looks much easier to set up than I had thought.  I 
read the PLIP mini-HOWTO, and unlike PPP, it's basically a matter of 
compiling the kernel support and running ifconfig.  So e.g. ssh over PLIP 
is a workable solution for my project.

Thanks again for all replies.

On Wednesday 28 May 2003 07:21 pm, Jason H. Smith wrote:
> Hi, list.
>
> I want to build a headless server, and of course, in case of a problem,
> I want a fallback system to communicate with the server.  However I
> cannot use serial, as all serial ports will be in use.  So, my first
> thought is to examine that oft-neglected parallel port.
>
> Is there a way I can log into the machine using the parallel port?
> Ideally, I want something simple like getty, but a quick investigation
> didn't look promising.  I can do plip if I must, but the point is
> fallback, and I don't like all that complexity if I can avoid it.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts.
>
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