Jeff Kell ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
 
> Hmmm... someone not long ago (Guy Smith?) figured out a way with DTC-Manager
> to telnet to a DTC port and loop a cable over to an adjacent port as a quick
> and dirty way to get telnet access to the system.  Wonder if this scheme
> would work if you ran a cable to the support modem port to get the console
> via telnet?  Anyone tried?  It would certainly be a neat trick...
 
I did something similar and it works great.  I ran a cable from a port on
a Datability VCP-300 terminal server and configured it as a reverse telnet
service.  Now I can (with appropriate passwords) telnet into the console
port from anywhere I have an Internet connection handy.
 
It also works with the aux port on a Cisco router configured for reverse
telnet.
 
Mostly, though, it's just great to be able to reboot the system from our
dial-in PPP server.
 
  Jeff Lindberg, Information Technology Coordinator
 
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