[TriLUG] Cyclades terminal server

[Mike Viscount via TriLUG]

Ahhhhh ... the good ole' days ... :-)

Back around 2003/4 I configured/connected one in a data center for remote
console access and don't remember all the details off the top of my head
but do remember it as being fairly straight forward.

cyclades terminal server connected to network
serial ports connected to physical servers via rs232 serial ports
ssh into the cyclades and end up with prompt

I do remember it as you said ... ssh to port xxx1 would get you to the
console of the server connected to rs232 port 1
I also remember a menu driven system that you could also use where you
could set up server names (or whatever) so you didn't have to rememeber
what port a server was connected to.

So, as Ron said/asked - what exactly is the error/problem you're
getting/having?  If you're having an ssh connection to the cyclades problem
try enabling debugging mode on the ssh client side with -v option and
multiple "v"s to get higher levels of debugging .... eg; ssh -v
cyclade_server or ssh -vv .... -vvv .... ... etc.  I think you can go up to
3 or 4 levels of debugging.

Mike

On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 11:53 AM Ron Kelley via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> Maybe I missed it, but what exactly is the problem?  Are you using ssh
> from a remote machine to your Cyclades terminal server but not getting a
> login prompt?
>
> In the past, we used “telnet <cons_server> <port_num>”  to get these
> working.  Something like “telnet 172.16.1.10 2003”
>
>
>
> > On Jan 21, 2019, at 11:48 AM, dylan lusk via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone remember, has anyone configured, a cyclades terminal server
> > from the early 2000s (article describing embedded device and linux
> version
> > running on it... https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4621)?
> >
> > Most terminal / console servers will allow an ssh session to directly
> > attach to a serial terminal (ttyS0 - S7) by calling its port number in
> the
> > ssh call (e.g. ssh user at host -p 7001 # where 7001 is the port assigned
> to
> > ttyS0).
> >
> > I have tried several configurations, but have been unsuccessful
> connecting
> > this way.
> >
> > It does allow ssh by a newly created user, and the console port is
> > correctly configured, such that I am able to use ts_menu, select ttyS0,
> and
> > login to the attached network device. So... barring sshd, correctly
> > configured console/RJ45 cabling, and serial port settings, am I missing
> > something in the form of console server vs. terminal server OR
> > socket_server vs. socket_ssh?
> >
> > A proper answer may be rewarded with surplus hardware, if interested
> > (variety of surplus could include RAM, M2 WiFi cards, mini-tower case,
> > power-supplies, or other).
> >
> > Pre-thanks,
> >
> > dylan
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