From 864f9e7b9aaf494d98fe80ad6d2d7f7a1baf9e94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Stansell Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 22:46:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] staging for 8.2.2 and doc adjustments --- CHANGES | 5 + README | 69 +++-------- conserver.html | 280 -------------------------------------------- conserver/version.h | 2 +- 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 331 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 conserver.html diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES index 8b782ad..7841170 100644 --- a/CHANGES +++ b/CHANGES @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@ CHANGES ======= +version 8.2.2 (): + - fixes for OpenSSL 1.1+ - patch by Eneas U de Queiroz + + - adjustments to documentation after move to github + version 8.2.1 (Jun 2, 2015): - added TCP keepalives between client and server - TCP-based consoles already had the code - this was mostly an oversight diff --git a/README b/README index abfaf2d..64a598c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -7,64 +7,33 @@ Maintainer/Enhancer Bryan Stansell (bryan@conserver.com) +Overview + + Conserver is an application that allows multiple users to watch a + serial console at the same time. It can log the data, allows users to + take write-access of a console (one at a time), and has a variety of + bells and whistles to accentuate that basic functionality. The idea is + that conserver will log all your serial traffic so you can go back and + review why something crashed, look at changes (if done on the console), + or tie the console logs into a monitoring system (just watch the + logfiles it creates). With multi-user capabilities you can work on + equipment with others, mentor, train, etc. It also does all that + client-server stuff so that, assuming you have a network connection, + you can interact with any of the equipment from home or wherever. + + Documentation - See the INSTALL file for installation, the conserver.html file for - an overview, and the man pages for specifics. + See the INSTALL file for installation and the man pages for specifics. Downloading - The latest version can be found at http://www.conserver.com/ - (US-West). - - Mirrors of the site are at: - - Australia http://planetmirror.com/pub/conserver/ - Ireland http://conserver.oss-mirror.org/ - Germany http://conserver.linux-mirror.org/ - Russia http://conserver.rinet.ru/ - - -Systems Tested - - Here's a list of systems that I've been told can successfully - compile conserver. If anyone has more to add to this list (or - something on the list doesn't work any more), please let me know. - - AIX 4.3.3/5.1/5.2, native cc - BSDI BSD/OS 3.X, gcc - Cygwin (w2k),gcc 2.95.3 - DEC Tru64 4.0, gcc - DEC Tru64 4.0/5.1, native cc - FreeBSD 4.x (i386) gcc - FreeBSD 5.x (i386/amd64/sparc64) gcc - FreeBSD 6.x/7.x (i386/amd64/sparc64/ia64) gcc - HP-UX 10.20, gcc - HP-UX 11.10 parisc and ia64, native cc - Irix 6.15, native cc - Linux 2.2.18 (x86), gcc - Linux 2.4.2 (x86), gcc - Linux ia64, native gcc - Linux RedHat 6.2 and 7.2 (x86), native gcc - MacOS X, native gcc - Solaris 2.5.1 thru 9 (sparc/x86), gcc - Solaris 7/8, native cc - Solaris 10 and Solaris Express (build 33) (x86), gcc and native cc + The latest version can be found via http://www.conserver.com/ or + directly from https://github.com/conserver/conserver/. Contributions Contributions distributed with the code can be found in the contrib - subdirectory. Other tools that complement conserver are listed - below. - - Zinc - ---- - According to the website, Zinc is a console log output management - program. For more information, visit the website at: - http://www.columbia.edu/acis/sy/unixdev/zinc - -# -# $Id: README,v 1.26 2006/04/16 17:45:08 bryan Exp $ -# + subdirectory. diff --git a/conserver.html b/conserver.html deleted file mode 100644 index 32c976d..0000000 --- a/conserver.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,280 +0,0 @@ - - - - - - - - - - - Conserver - - - - - - - - -
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What is conserver?

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From an email I once sent...

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Conserver is an application that allows multiple users - to watch a serial console at the same time. It can log the - data, allows users to take write-access of a console (one - at a time), and has a variety of bells and whistles to - accentuate that basic functionality. The idea is that - conserver will log all your serial traffic so you can go - back and review why something crashed, look at changes (if - done on the console), or tie the console logs into a - monitoring system (just watch the logfiles it creates). - With multi-user capabilities you can work on equipment with - others, mentor, train, etc. It also does all that - client-server stuff so that, assuming you have a network - connection, you can interact with any of the equipment from - home or wherever.

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The FAQ

Here's the conserver FAQ. - Got any additions? Let me know. - -

Mailing Lists

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There are currently two mailing lists available. - announce@conserver.com - is an announcement-only mailing list for informing of new - versions, major developments, etc. users@conserver.com is for - general Q&A, discussions, ideas, etc. for conserver - users. You can sign up by sending a message to announce-request@conserver.com - or users-request@conserver.com - with a subject of "subscribe" or head over to the online - web - pages.

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Origin

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The console server software found here is a heavily - modified version originally written by Tom Fine (fine@head-cfa.harvard.edu) - at Ohio State and - then Kevin S Braunsdorf (ksb+conserver@sa.fedex.com) - at Purdue University. - Patches from Robert Olson (olson@mcs.anl.gov) at - Argonne National - Laboratory were then applied to get network console - support.

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Arnold de Leon (arnold@corp.webtv.net) - then fixed various bugs and added enhancements while at - Synopsys. I then - took the result, continued fixing things, and added - features we found useful.

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GNAC (Global - Networking and Computing - currently Certainty - Solutions) has been supporting my coding efforts (in - too many ways to list) since 1996.

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The conserver.com Distribution

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The result is a combination of many people's work. This - version is being released in hopes that it will help - others. There is no warranty or support implied by the - distribution of the software.

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So, what the heck is up with all the different conserver - versions? Well, the original authors are continuing to - distribute their own threads of the software so you have - three main threads (as far as I know). First, there's Tom - Fine's thread at - http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/Tech/console-server.html. - He isn't actively developing it, however, according to the - website. Next, there's Kevin Braunsdorf's version at - http://www.npcguild.org/software/pundits/. - It doesn't look like Kevin is working on his thread ony - more either. No new versions have been out since August - 2000 (version 8.5), but maybe this info will be out of date - by the time you read this (I last checked Feb 10, 2004). - Lastly, the conserver.com version is based on Kevin's - "5.21-Beta" distribution, but since HEAVILY modified - and enhanced (more details in the "Origin" section - above).

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If I were looking for a conserver package I would - definitely use the conserver.com distribution. Why? It's - actively maintained, has many more features than the other - versions (see CHANGES for a - semi-scary history), and has an active user community. - Kevin's version does have UPS support (basic serial port - line toggling bits) which is missing in the conserver.com - version, but no one has asked me for it, so does anyone - actually need it?

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Downloading

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The current version, released on Jun 2, 2015, is - 8.2.1.tar.gz. See the CHANGES file for information on the latest - updates.

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For those worried about legal issues, the LICENSE file should help show it's - distributed under a BSD - license.

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As of version 6.1.7, the packaging and numbering scheme - has changed. I used to package conserver as - conserver-GNAC-v.vv. Since GNAC (now Certainty - Solutions) has changed its name I've decided to drop - the GNAC portion and use a three-digit version number - (conserver-v.v.v). Why change the version numbering? I need - to differentiate this thread of the code from the original - authors' and I couldn't come up with a good replacement for - the GNAC name - sad, but true.

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Installation

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Check the INSTALL file for - instructions.

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Online Documentation

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I've put a small set of documentation here. I'm hoping to expand it over time.

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Systems Tested

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Here's a list of systems that I've been told can - successfully compile conserver. If anyone has more to add - to this list (or something on the list doesn't work any - more), please let me know.

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  • FreeBSD 4.x (i386) gcc
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  • FreeBSD 5.x (i386/amd64/sparc64) gcc
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  • FreeBSD 6.x/7.x (i386/amd64/sparc64/ia64) gcc
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  • HP-UX 10.20, gcc
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  • HP-UX 11.10 parisc and ia64, native cc
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  • Irix 6.15, native cc
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  • Linux 2.2.18 (x86), gcc
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  • Linux 2.4.2 (x86), gcc
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  • Linux ia64, native gcc
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  • Linux RedHat 6.2 and 7.2 (x86), native gcc
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  • MacOS X, native gcc
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  • Solaris 2.5.1 thru 9 (sparc/x86), gcc
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  • Solaris 10 and Solaris Express (build 33) (x86), gcc - and native cc
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Other Good Information

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Zonker Harris has fabulous documents regarding the - hookup of consoles to terminal servers and other such - devices. His Greater Scroll of Console - Knowledge is a great place to start.

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User community contributions - contain a variety of helpful items.

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- - diff --git a/conserver/version.h b/conserver/version.h index 9713df8..5fe8552 100644 --- a/conserver/version.h +++ b/conserver/version.h @@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ All rights reserved.\n" #define VERSION_MAJOR 8 #define VERSION_MINOR 2 -#define VERSION_REV 1 +#define VERSION_REV 2 #define VERSION_TEXT "conserver.com version" #define VERSION_UINT (VERSION_MAJOR * 1000000 + VERSION_MINOR * 1000 + VERSION_REV)