PCs That Can Be Managed From a Serial Port?

Posted by Cliff on Monday September 17, 2001 @10:15PM from the connect-to-COM1-to-change-the-BIOS dept.

PoochieReds asks: "I'm in the market for a couple of PC's that are manageable via serial port. Where can I find a PC that doesnt take a keyboard and monitor to set up the BIOS? I'm really looking to go x86 linux for this job, but if I can't find something that does what I need I may have to fall back to using a SPARC. I'm also not interested in the RealWeasel -- neat product, but I really want an integrated solution (i.e. a serial capable BIOS). Can anyone recommend a reliable, rackmountable, x86 box that is completely manageable via serial port?"

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Any PC will work by mattdm · 2001-09-18 09:09 · Score: 1, Redundant

You just need one of these. Despite the site name, this isn't a troll - the PC Weasel is an ISA or PCI card that provides serial access to any BIOS. I think this was on Slashdot sometime before, actually....