Re: initial console connection requires authentication

Bryan Stansell wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 01:51:50PM -0600, Ken Schumacher wrote:
>   
> > I will go back to the manual and look at this again.  But I will tell 
> > you up front that I have been trying to configure conserver to use the 
> > RFC-2217 protocol and I am getting the login prompts. I have assumed 
> > this request to authenticate was coming from the Opengear.
> >     
>
> i just took a quick look at pages 45 through 49 of that CM4000 user
> manual.  i'd suggest setting the access type to "Raw TCP" and having
> conserver connect on ports 4000+n.  the rfc 2217 stuff doesn't seem
> right for conserver purposes (conserver certainly doesn't talk it so
> there might be some weirdness there).  the implication (based on the
> manual) is that there won't be a login prompt using raw tcp.
>
> there's my 2 cents.
>   
The RFC-2217 protocol does not authenticate and it will be Telnet 
compatible where as you may experience TTY corruption using raw TCP. 
Sredird which we use to serve RFC-2217 should handle all the Telnet 
escape sequences more appropriately.

I just verified that the latest firmware 2.3.1u3 is behaving correctly 
when using RFC-2217 on port 1 with my Linux telnet client:

<snip>
# telnet 192.168.0.1 5001

Trying 192.168.135.50...
Connected to 192.168.135.50.
Escape character is '^]'.
[ OK ]
* Starting kernel event manager... [ OK ]
* Loading hardware drivers... !
[ OK ]
* Loading kernel modules... [ OK ]
* Activating swap...
</snip>

connected to an Ubuntu Gutsy console.

If you could send through your Support Report or at least the 
configuration section to support@opengear.com (perhaps take this offline 
while we sort out the problem) I can try and work out if there is a 
configuration issue.

Regards,
Peter

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Peter Hunt
Opengear Inc - Secure Server Management - www.opengear.com 
Phone: 801 282 1387 ext 2229