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RE: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Alternative-



I would like at least KVM ports. I once "locked" myself 
out of my RaQ after disabling telnet and installing SSH. 
The problem was in the ssh-init script, so when I rebooted, 
I had no way to get in. With console access, I could have 
fixed this with no problems. As it stood, I had to send the 
unit back to cobalt for a replacement. Luckily, it was brand 
new with no customers on it :^) Live and learn.

Brandon Wheaton
UNIX Operations Engineer 
ValiCert, Inc.
1215 Terra Bella Ave. 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
650.567.5430 
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Computers are useless; they can only provide answers.
~Pablo Picasso

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Lasman [mailto:jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 10:54 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Alternative


Brandon Wheaton wrote:

> From a hardware perspective, I think Cobalt
> has a little something to watch out for. Sure the little blue server
> does its job, but beyond that your options are very limited,
especially
> with no console access (keyboard, mouse, vga ports).

This must depend on what you're looking for.  Frankly, in a rackmount
service I'm looking for a system with no keyboard, mouse, vga ports. 
When I see 1u systems with keyboard and mouse ports, vga and sound, the
first thing that comes to mind is that they're using a cheap generic
all-in-one motherboard.

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