aragonx@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hello all, > > It has been suggested to me that we should setup a cell phone in a way > that would allow us remote access to our Linux boxes in case of an > emergency where the server was down (using a remote service board (ILO)). > > I've searched Google and found plenty of information on how to make an > outbound connection, but nothing for inbound. The mobile broadband > connections all give you a dynamic IP and are on-demand. So the > connection would drop as soon as it was not being used. I thought that I > could write a script to keep the connection alive and pass the IP but if > the server goes down... > > It was said that years ago, you could connect a modem to a cell phone and > that it would answer the call just like on a land line. If I could find > something like that, we would be in business. > > As always, any help would be greatly appreciated. > Is there some reason not to use a land line? This is going to be your last fallback, using a land line or IP connected service board would seem to be the well known tech, unless there's a good reason for being a pioneer. A netbook with mobile broadband would be plan B if you really have the need, it has it's own UPS, can connect and start a VPN if it detects the server is down, etc. For a long outage you might want a model which can wake on timer, has SSD, and otherwise can be useful for days without power. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
