I dont know if there is anthing like that - you could try cyclades
http://www.cyclades.com/

Or you could use a KVM switch that has a remote access function - some have
ethernet connection for remote access.

Jack Patteeuw wrote:
> I work in a medium sized shop supporting Solaris and Tru64 on SPARC
> and Alpha. We have 3 sites, in 2 cities and only 2 people to support
> about 60+ systems, so keeping things simple and common are the only
> way we can keep our sanity.
>
> There is a lot of discussion about going to Linux especially as Alpha
> approaches end of life (but boy, are there some deals on used hardware
> now !)
>
> We currently use an old DEC software product called Console Manager
> that allows us to connect the serial ports from multiple servers
> through some terminal server back to one system where we can control
> everything. It is simple, it is cheap and it works, so don't suggest
> changing to anything different.
>
> I know most new Intel "servers" can map their BIOS output to COM1 and
> after Linux is loaded re-directing its output to COM1 is not a big
> deal.
>
> Here is my question. Can anyone recommend a VGA "simulator" board
> with a serial connection that maps VGA screen sequences to VT100 so
> we can continue to use our current setup with older and/or
> "non-server" Intel hardware ?
>
> TIA
>
> jp

Jack Patteeuw wrote:
> I work in a medium sized shop supporting Solaris and Tru64 on SPARC and
> Alpha. We have 3 sites, in 2 cities and only 2 people to support about
> 60+ systems, so keeping things simple and common are the only way we can
> keep our sanity.
>
> There is a lot of discussion about going to Linux especially as Alpha
> approaches end of life (but boy, are there some deals on used hardware
> now !)
>
> We currently use an old DEC software product called Console Manager that
> allows us to connect the serial ports from multiple servers through some
> terminal server back to one system where we can control everything. It
> is simple, it is cheap and it works, so don't suggest changing to
> anything different.
>
> I know most new Intel "servers" can map their BIOS output to COM1 and
> after Linux is loaded re-directing its output to COM1 is not a big deal.
>
> Here is my question. Can anyone recommend a VGA "simulator" board with
> a serial connection that maps VGA screen sequences to VT100 so we can
> continue to use our current setup with older and/or "non-server" Intel
> hardware ?
>
> TIA
>
> jp
>
http://www.znark.com/tech/serialconsole.html

Google: linux serial console

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Jack Patteeuw wrote:
> I work in a medium sized shop supporting Solaris and Tru64 on SPARC and
> Alpha. We have 3 sites, in 2 cities and only 2 people to support about
> 60+ systems, so keeping things simple and common are the only way we can
> keep our sanity.
>
> There is a lot of discussion about going to Linux especially as Alpha
> approaches end of life (but boy, are there some deals on used hardware
> now !)
>
> We currently use an old DEC software product called Console Manager that
> allows us to connect the serial ports from multiple servers through some
> terminal server back to one system where we can control everything. It
> is simple, it is cheap and it works, so don't suggest changing to
> anything different.
>
> I know most new Intel "servers" can map their BIOS output to COM1 and
> after Linux is loaded re-directing its output to COM1 is not a big deal.
>
> Here is my question. Can anyone recommend a VGA "simulator" board with
> a serial connection that maps VGA screen sequences to VT100 so we can
> continue to use our current setup with older and/or "non-server" Intel
> hardware ?
>
> TIA
>
> jp
>

I'm using old Emulex terminal server for the same thing.

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Nade Ovcakove 1 tel: +386 (1) 5894-329
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia http://www.snt.si

Jack Patteeuw wrote:
> I know most new Intel "servers" can map their BIOS output to COM1 and
> after Linux is loaded re-directing its output to COM1 is not a big deal.
>
> Here is my question. Can anyone recommend a VGA "simulator" board with
> a serial connection that maps VGA screen sequences to VT100 so we can
> continue to use our current setup with older and/or "non-server" Intel
> hardware ?

There was a discussion about this on comp.os.linux.hardware a while
back. There is a card that does what you want. Look it up on
groups.google.com