Michael Laajanen wrote:
>
> KarlD wrote:
>
> :
> > One annoyance I noticed when I read the T1000/T2000 installation
> > manual was that a special DB9-RJ45 adapter is needed to connect a
> > workstation to the ALOM service processor, which is needed to set it
> > up and apparently is not included in the box. I wonder how many of
> > the participants of the 60 day-try-free program got stuck on that.
> >
> Is that a special! RJ45 or a standard RJ45 for serial communication use?
>
Don't know but RJ-45 to me is simply ethernet so any non-RJ45 to RJ45
adapter I believe is not that commonly used. I saw a crossover wiring
diagram for DB9 to RJ-45 in a document so I guess it would be easy to
wire up one. In older Sun servers, wasn't it enough to just use a
DB9-to-DB9 or DB25 serial terminal cable to connect?
On the other hand I think even a server could have a simple text-only
video interface and a keyboard port to make it easier to hook it up and
configure. Don't think that would add too much in price and power.