iLO port forwards

Wednesday, 08. 5. 2009  –  Category: stash

(woah, neglected blog)
HPaq’s iLO is a strange beast, its functionality seems split between the SSH CLI and the web interface. Depending on your particular mission, some goals are only achievable using the whole ActiveX / Java remote console in IE. Sigh.
To get this flying from virtualised VMware, here’s the full SSH mutter to forward the [...]

OpenSSH’s SOCKS forwarding

Sunday, 01. 18. 2009  –  Category: stash, web

It’s always great to discover a feature in a tool you use everyday. Someone pointed out to me that, in addition to local and remote port forwarding, OpenSSH also offers what it calls dynamic application-level port forwarding. Put more simply, OpenSSH can act as a local SOCKS proxy punting the traffic out the remote end [...]

DIY Avocent / Cyclades DB9/RJ45 serial console adapters

Sunday, 04. 20. 2008  –  Category: all, stash

These are quite pricey if you buy them pre-made. Depending on how fast you can make them up you can save money.
The self-wire kits I found have the RJ45 connections fixed but let you decide the DB9 pin assigments. The Avocent needs a crossover which means the wiring isn’t one to one. It’s detailed here.
So [...]

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