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David K. Z. Harris
Pertinent Job History
Ø Network Equipment Technologies
² (Comdesign, Bridge Communications)
Ø Telebit Corp.
Ø Cisco Systems, Inc.
Ø Apple Computer, Inc.
Ø Synopsys, Inc.
Ø Global Networking & Computing
² (they became Certainty Solutions.)
Before moving into networking, I was a hardware hacker, working in repair
and R&D roles. I have been tinkering with serial devices for more than a
decade.
My experience, plus reading plenty of manuals, has taught me that there are a
few safe bets that you can make when working with unknown serial devices.
I’ve also learned a few tricks that make the job of connecting serial devices to
terminal servers easier. I’ll share these tricks throughout this presentation. You
can also find some good, basic clues on my “Minor Scroll of Console
Knowledge” (http://www.conserver.com/consoles/msock.html)
I’ve also been testing terminal server and console server hardware for a
number of years, and I’ve posted some information about serial console
remote access to the web that others have found useful. These pages are posted
at my console info web site (http://www.conserver.com/consoles/)