RE: System monitor question RE: Wyse terminals

["Strouse, Mary" <STROUSE at law dot edu>]

Angela,  my understanding is that, although the dumb terminal is wired to the lantronix box (and uses a hard port), the lantronix terminal server connects to Innopac over an ethernet connection, in what is essentially a telnet session.  That is, the lantronix + Wyse terminal offers no protection from network vagaries that can cause a connection to be dropped and a session to suddenly close.  

If you eliminate the terminal and use telnet, it makes sense to have a separate logon for system/administrative functions and for this particular logon to 1) have a dedicated user license and 2)have automatic timeout disabled.  If you did lose a session during upgrade it would be recoverable, but helpdesk would have to intervene.

Mary

Mary M. Strouse
Head of Technical Services
Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
(202) 319-5547   strouse at law dot cua dot edu
http://law.cua.edu/library/


-----Original Message-----
From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org]On Behalf Of Angela Burdiss
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 2:47 PM
To: IUG INNOPAC List
Subject: Re: System monitor question RE: Wyse terminals


I have my dumb terminal attached to a Lantronix box.  I am considering 
getting rid of it because it is the only thing I have attached to the 
Lantronix box.  I have several PCs in the room that I can use, but I am 
conconcerned about the telnet session timing out when I do software 
upgrades. I am interested in what others have done or recommend.

Angela


At 01:51 PM 02/22/2005, you wrote:
>Colleagues --
>
>Diane's posting reminded me of one of the followup items that I have on
>my "to do list"
>
>When our hardware was installed (Compaq Alphaserver DS-10) we were told
>that III does not configure the system with a device that I had known on
>other systems as a console terminal. They said that all SA work can be
>done via a PC. And I have found that to be true, so I did not squawk
>much about it. But it is now a year later, and I do find that there are
>enough times when a console in the computer room would be a convenience.
>Our budget for tech support with City MIS folks is based on the number
>of PCs, so for sure I will not be able to justify a full PC for the low
>quantity of use a workstation in the computer room will get. But heck -
>I've got a handful of dumb DEC terminals from our old Galaxy system -
>I'd sure like to give a stab at getting one of these to work as a system
>terminal (a.k.a. console).
>
>Has anyone got a dumb terminal on their DEC alphaserver DS-10?   Does it
>require a terminal server, and if so, what kind do you have?   Or is it
>plugged right into the RS-232 jack that is on the back of the Alpha box?
>
>
>It is asking questions like these that reminds me how much I am a
>librarian and not a hardware wirehead.
>
>Thanks for the advice,
>
>Paul
>
>         ___________________________________________
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>         Paul Ericsson
>         Adult Services Supervisor / Automation Coordinator
>         Concord Public Library    http://www.onconcord.com
>         45 Green St.     Concord, NH 03301     603 230-3697
>         pericsson at onconcord dot com
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>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
>[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Diane Yarborough
>Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:34 AM
>To: innopac at innopacusers dot org
>Subject: Wyse terminals
>
>Good morning,
>
>Does anyone have an unused but still functioning Wyse T160E terminal
>(model no. WY-160) gathering dust that you would be willing to sell?
>I need a short-term fix for our system monitor.  Contact me off list to
>negotiate terms.
>
>
>Thanks
>
>
>Diane Yarborough
>
>
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