On 1/12/05 8:46 AM, "Erik Haagsman" <erik@we-dare.net> wrote:
On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 12:37, David Gethings wrote:
IPv6 is also very useful in providing non-IPv4 management. Well if we're offering protocols other than IP(v4) for OOB management
On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 12:25 +0100, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote: then might I chip in with MPLS?
What ever happened to simple ISND or analogue dial-up with a small router or modem attached...? Not very hi-tech en often quite slow, but usually suffices for emergency maintenance and prolly as far apart from the operational network as possible (provided your not using transmission from the same telco that supplies the phone lines that is ;-)
The biggest problem I've seen with dial-up OOB is reliability. You really need you really need to have a good series of testing scripts to ensure that all the phone lines are working, modems have reset properly, serial ports are ok, etc. Without this, reliability is low. - Dan