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<META NAME="author" CONTENT="Bryan Stansell <bryan@conserver.com>">
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<TITLE>Conserver</TITLE>
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<TABLE SUMMARY="Logo" BGCOLOR="black" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"><TR><TD ALIGN="CENTER">
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<BR><IMG SRC="conserver.gif" ALT="Conserver"><BR><BR></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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<TABLE SUMMARY="Conserver Page" WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="CENTER">
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<H3>What is conserver?</H3>
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<P>
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From an email I once sent...
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<P>
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Conserver is an application that allows multiple users to watch a
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serial console at the same time. It can log the data, allows users to
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take write-access of a console (one at a time), and has a variety of
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bells and whistles to accentuate that basic functionality. The idea is
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that conserver will log all your serial traffic so you can go back and
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review why something crashed, look at changes (if done on the console),
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or tie the console logs into a monitoring system (just watch the
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logfiles it creates). With multi-user capabilities you can work on
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equipment with others, mentor, train, etc. It also does all that
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client-server stuff so that, assuming you have a network connection,
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you can interact with any of the equipment from home or wherever.
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</P>
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<H3>A FAQ!</H3>
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Here's the start of a conserver <A
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HREF="http://www.conserver.com/FAQ">FAQ</A>. Got any additions? Let
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me know.
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<H3>Mailing Lists</H3>
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<P>
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There are currently two mailing lists available. <A
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HREF="mailto:announce@conserver.com">announce@conserver.com</A> is an
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announcement-only mailing list for informing of new versions, major
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developments, etc. <A
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HREF="mailto:users@conserver.com">users@conserver.com</A> is for
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general Q&A, discussions, ideas, etc for conserver users. You can
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sign up by sending a message to <A
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HREF="mailto:announce-request@conserver.com">announce-request@conserver.com</A>
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or <A
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HREF="mailto:users-request@conserver.com">users-request@conserver.com</A>
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with a subject of "subscribe" or head over to the online <A
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HREF="https://www.conserver.com/mailman/listinfo">web pages</A>.
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</P>
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<H3>Origin</H3>
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The console server software found here is a heavily modified version
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originally written by <A HREF="http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/">Tom
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Fine</A> (<A
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HREF="mailto:fine@head-cfa.harvard.edu">fine@head-cfa.harvard.edu</A>)
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at Ohio State and then Kevin S Braunsdorf (<A
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HREF="mailto:ksb+conserver@sa.fedex.com">ksb+conserver@sa.fedex.com</A>).
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Patches from Robert Olson (<A
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HREF="mailto:olson@mcs.anl.gov">olson@mcs.anl.gov</A>) were then
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applied to get network console support.
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Arnold de Leon (<A
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HREF="mailto:arnold@corp.webtv.net">arnold@corp.webtv.net</A>) then
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fixed various bugs and added enhancements while at <A
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HREF="http://www.synopsys.com/">Synopsys</A>. I then took the result,
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continued fixing things, and added features we found useful.
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</P>
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<P>
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<A HREF="http://www.gnac.com/">GNAC</A> (Global Networking and
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Computing - currently
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<A HREF="http://www.certaintysolutions.com/">Certainty Solutions</A>)
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has been supporting
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my coding efforts (in too many ways to list) since 1996.
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</P>
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<H3>The conserver.com Distribution</H3>
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The result is a combination of many people's work. This version is
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being released in hopes that it will help others. There is no warranty
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or support implied by the distribution of the software.
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</P>
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<P>
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So, what the heck is up with all the different conserver versions?
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Well, the original authors are continuing to distribute their own
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threads of the software so you have three main threads (as far as I
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know). First, there's Tom Fine's thread at <A
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HREF="http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/Tech/console-server.html">http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/Tech/console-server.html</A>.
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He isn't actively developing it, however, according to the website.
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Next, there's Kevin Braunsdorf's version at <A
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HREF="ftp://ftp.physics.purdue.edu/pub/pundits/">ftp://ftp.physics.purdue.edu/pub/pundits/</A>.
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Kevin is semi-actively working on his thread. Doesn't look like any
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new versions have been out since August 2000 (version 8.5), but maybe
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this info will be out of date by the time you read this. Lastly, the
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conserver.com version is based on Kevin's "5.21-Beta" distribution, but
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since <B>HEAVILY</B> modified and enhanced (more details in the
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"Origin" section above).
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</P>
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<P>
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If I were looking for a conserver package I would either use Kevin's
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latest distribution or the conserver.com distribution. Which one?
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Well, obviously I'm biased and believe the conserver.com distribution
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should be your choice, but Kevin's does have UPS (serial port line
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toggling bits) that the conserver.com version doesn't have. What does
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the conserver.com distribution have? Well, in reality, too many things
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to list. You'll have to look at the <A
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HREF="http://www.conserver.com/CHANGES">CHANGES</A> file and see the
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enhancements, bug fixes, and general development since the original.
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Don't let the version numbers fool you - you'll have to compare and
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contrast for yourself.
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</P>
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<H3>Downloading</H3>
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The current version, released on RELEASE_DATE, is <A
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HREF="http://www.conserver.com/7.1.4.tar.gz">
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7.1.4.tar.gz</A>. You can get it via <A
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HREF="ftp://ftp.conserver.com/conserver/7.1.4.tar.gz">FTP</A>
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or <A HREF="http://www.conserver.com/7.1.4.tar.gz">HTTP</A>.
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See the <A HREF="http://www.conserver.com/CHANGES">CHANGES</A> file for
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information on the latest updates.
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</P>
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<P>
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As of version 6.1.7, the packaging and numbering scheme has changed. I
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used to package conserver as conserver-GNAC-v.vv. Since <A
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HREF="http://ww.gnac.com/">GNAC</A> (now <A
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HREF="http://www.certaintysolutions.com/">Certainty Solutions</A>) has
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changed it's name I've decided to drop the GNAC portion and use a 3
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digit version number (conserver-v.v.v). Why change the version
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numbering? I need to differentiate this thread of the code from the
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original authors and I couldn't come up with a good replacement for the
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GNAC name - sad, but true.
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</P>
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<H3>Installation</H3>
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<P>
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Check the
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<A HREF="http://www.conserver.com/INSTALL">INSTALL</A>
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file for instructions.
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</P>
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<H3>Systems Tested</H3>
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<P>
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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, please let me know.
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</P>
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<UL>
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<LI>Solaris 2.5.1 thru 8 (sparc/x86), gcc
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<LI>BSDI 3.X, gcc
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<LI>MacOS X
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<LI>Linux 2.2.18 (x86), gcc
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<LI>Linux 2.4.2 (x86), gcc
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<LI>FreeBSD 4.2 (x86), gcc
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<LI>cygwin (w2k),gcc 2.95.3
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<LI>DEC Tru64 4.0, gcc
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<LI>DEC Tru64 4.0/5.1, DEC cc
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<LI>HP-UX 10.20, gcc
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</UL>
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<H3>Other Good Information</H3>
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<P>
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Zonker Harris has fabulous documents regarding the hookup of
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consoles to terminal servers and other such devices. His <A
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HREF="http://www.conserver.com/consoles/"> Greater Scroll
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of Console Knowledge</A> is a great place to start.
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</P>
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<HR NOSHADE><ADDRESS>Bryan Stansell
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(<A HREF = "mailto:bryan@conserver.com">bryan@conserver.com</A>)<BR></ADDRESS>
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