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console/README.md

@@ -6,18 +6,26 @@ switches and routers, running on **pfv-tsys4** (storage server).
 ## Architecture
 
 ```
-USB-DB9 adapters → udev symlinks (/dev/consoles/<name>) → conman (direct serial, logging + multiplexing)
+USB-DB9 adapters → udev symlinks (/dev/consoles/<name>) → ser2net telnet(rfc2217) TCP → conman (logging + multiplexing)
 ```
 
-conman opens the serial devices directly via stable udev symlinks and
+ser2net owns the physical serial devices and exposes them on TCP ports
-provides session logging, output capture, and multi-user console
+using the **telnet(rfc2217) protocol** bound to the **Tailscale interface
-sharing. Clients connect to conmand over the Tailscale interface
+only** (`100.70.77.93:200X`). conman connects to those TCP ports via
-(`100.70.77.93:7890`).
+telnet for session logging, output capture, and multi-user console
+sharing.
 
-ser2net is installed but **disabled** — kept for emergency direct TCP
+**Why telnet(rfc2217)?** The serial devices send `
-access only (see [Emergency Access](#emergency-access) below). It must
+␍` (LF+CR) line
-NOT run simultaneously with conmand (both would compete for the serial
+endings instead of standard `
-devices).
+`. Raw TCP transport caused conman's
+telnet NVT to strip bare CR characters, producing stair-stepped output.
+With telnet(rfc2217) on both sides, binary mode is negotiated and CR/LF
+translation is handled correctly by the telnet layer.
+
+**conman and ser2net do NOT share ports** — only one process can open a
+serial device at a time. ser2net owns the physical device; conman connects
+over TCP.
 
 ## The USB Enumeration Problem (SOLVED)
 
@@ -50,8 +58,7 @@ ID_PATH. On subsequent boots, udev creates them automatically.
 | 2006 | subodev-torsw | usb-0:1.5.4.1 | Suborbital device TOR switch |
 | 2007 | pfv-r2-sw | usb-0:1.6.3.2 | Rack 2 old Dell switch |
 
-TCP ports are used by the ser2net emergency config only. conman accesses
+All ports listen on the Tailscale IP (`100.70.77.93`) using telnet(rfc2217).
-serial devices directly via `/dev/consoles/<name>` symlinks.
 
 ## Scripts
 
@@ -76,24 +83,19 @@ conman -d pfv-tsys4:7890 -q                    # list all consoles
 
 Escape sequence: `&.` to disconnect, `&?` for help.
 
-### Emergency Access
+**Direct telnet (emergency only — conflicts with conman):**
-
-If conmand is down or you need direct serial access:
 
 ```bash
-# Option A — direct screen on pfv-tsys4:
+# Direct telnet to ser2net works ONLY when conmand is stopped, because
+# conmand maintains persistent connections to all 7 TCP ports. Use:
 ssh pfv-tsys4 'systemctl stop conmand'
-ssh pfv-tsys4 'screen /dev/consoles/pfv-core-sw01'
-ssh pfv-tsys4 'systemctl start conmand'
-
-# Option B — enable ser2net for TCP access:
-ssh pfv-tsys4 'systemctl stop conmand && systemctl start ser2net'
 telnet pfv-tsys4 2001                          # pfv-core-sw01
-ssh pfv-tsys4 'systemctl stop ser2net && systemctl start conmand'
+ssh pfv-tsys4 'systemctl start conmand'        # restart when done
 ```
 
-**Never run ser2net and conmand at the same time** — both compete for the
+**Do NOT use telnet while conmand is running** — conmand will reconnect
-same serial devices.
+and kick your telnet session immediately ("Connection closed by foreign host").
+The correct workflow is conman client → conmand → ser2net → device.
 
 ### Re-deploy after changing mapping.txt
 
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ to `mapping.txt`.
 | File | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
 | `/etc/udev/rules.d/99-console-ports.rules` | Stable symlinks by ID_PATH |
-| `/etc/ser2net.yaml` | ser2net config (EMERGENCY ONLY — disabled by default) |
+| `/etc/ser2net.yaml` | ser2net config (telnet rfc2217 TCP ports → serial symlinks) |
 | `/etc/conman.conf` | conman config (CONSOLE entries between markers) |
 | `/etc/systemd/system/conmand.service` | systemd unit for conmand |
 | `/root/console/mapping.txt` | Copy of the source-of-truth mapping |

console/generate-config.sh

@@ -143,24 +143,25 @@ fi
 {
   echo "%YAML 1.1"
   echo "---"
-  echo "# ser2net configuration for pfv-tsys4 console ports (EMERGENCY USE ONLY)"
+  echo "# ser2net configuration for pfv-tsys4 console ports"
   echo "# Generated by console/generate-config.sh on $(date)"
   echo "#"
-  echo "# WARNING: ser2net is DISABLED by default. conman owns the serial"
+  echo "# All ports use telnet(rfc2217) accepter so conman and telnet clients"
-  echo "# devices directly. If you enable ser2net, STOP conmand first or the"
+  echo "# negotiate proper telnet binary mode — this prevents CR stripping"
-  echo "# two will conflict (only one process can open a serial device at a time)."
+  echo "# and stair-stepping on devices that send \\n\\r (LF+CR) line endings."
+  echo "# Ports bound to Tailscale IP ($TS_IP) for secure remote access."
   echo "#"
-  echo "# Emergency workflow: systemctl stop conmand && systemctl start ser2net"
+  echo "# Direct telnet:  telnet $TS_IP 2001"
-  echo "# When done:          systemctl stop ser2net && systemctl start conmand"
+  echo "# Via conman:     conman -f <name>"
   echo ""
   echo "define: &banner \\r\\nPFV console port \\p device \\d [\\B]\\r\\n\\r\\n"
   echo ""
 
   for entry in "${ENTRIES[@]}"; do
     IFS='|' read -r tcp_port name id_path baud comment <<< "$entry"
-    # ser2net connection block
+    # ser2net connection block — telnet(rfc2217) accepter for proper NVT handling
     echo "connection: &con${tcp_port}"
-    echo "    accepter: tcp,${TS_IP},${tcp_port}"
+    echo "    accepter: telnet(rfc2217),tcp,${TS_IP},${tcp_port}"
     echo "    enable: on"
     echo "    options:"
     echo "      banner: *banner"
@@ -216,16 +217,14 @@ fi
   echo ""
   echo "$MARKER_BEGIN"
   echo "# Generated by console/generate-config.sh on $(date)"
-  echo "# Each console connects directly to its serial device via the stable"
+  echo "# Each console connects to a ser2net TCP port via telnet protocol."
-  echo "# udev symlink in /dev/consoles/. conman owns the serial devices"
+  echo "# ser2net uses telnet(rfc2217) accepter so binary mode is negotiated"
-  echo "# directly — no ser2net/telnet layer in the data path."
+  echo "# and CR/LF translation is handled correctly by the telnet NVT layer."
   echo "# Access: conman -f <name>"
   echo ""
   for entry in "${ENTRIES[@]}"; do
     IFS='|' read -r tcp_port name id_path baud comment <<< "$entry"
-    # Convert baud format: mapping.txt uses 9600n81, conman needs 9600,8n1
+    echo "CONSOLE name=\"${name}\" dev=\"${TS_IP}:${tcp_port}\" log=\"${name}.log\" logopts=\"timestamp\""
-    conman_seropts=$(echo "$baud" | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+)(.)(.)(.)$/\1,\3\2\4/')
-    echo "CONSOLE name=\"${name}\" dev=\"/dev/consoles/${name}\" seropts=\"${conman_seropts}\" log=\"${name}.log\" logopts=\"timestamp\""
   done
   echo "$MARKER_END"
 } >> "$CONMAN_CONF"
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ echo "    $CONMAN_CONF      (CONSOLE entries appended between markers)"
 echo ""
 echo "  Next steps:"
 echo "    1. Reload udev:   udevadm control --reload-rules && udevadm trigger"
-echo "    2. Stop ser2net:  systemctl stop ser2net && systemctl disable ser2net"
+echo "    2. Restart ser2net: systemctl restart ser2net"
 echo "    3. Start conman:  systemctl enable --now conmand"
 echo "    4. Or run:       bash $(basename "$0" .sh | sed 's/generate-config/setup/') .sh"
 echo "============================================"

console/setup.sh

@@ -133,24 +133,35 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
   fi
 done < "$MAPPING_FILE"
 
-# --- 5. Stop ser2net (conman owns serial devices directly) ---
+# --- 5. Restart ser2net ---
 echo ""
-echo "--- [5/7] Disabling ser2net ---"
+echo "--- [5/7] Restarting ser2net ---"
-echo "  conman now owns serial devices directly. ser2net must NOT run"
+systemctl enable ser2net
-echo "  simultaneously (only one process can open a serial device at a time)."
+systemctl restart ser2net
-systemctl stop ser2net 2>/dev/null || true
+sleep 2
-systemctl disable ser2net 2>/dev/null || true
+
-echo "  ser2net stopped and disabled (available for emergency use)."
+if systemctl is-active --quiet ser2net; then
+  echo "  ser2net is running (telnet rfc2217 accepters)."
+  TS_IP=$(tailscale ip -4 2>/dev/null || echo "127.0.0.1")
+  echo "  Listening ports:"
+  ss -tlnp | grep ser2net | grep -oE "${TS_IP}:[0-9]+" | sort -t: -k2 -n | sed 's/^/    /'
+else
+  echo "  WARNING: ser2net failed to start. Checking journal..."
+  journalctl -u ser2net --no-pager -n 20
+fi
 
 # --- 6. Enable + start conmand ---
 echo ""
 echo "--- [6/7] Starting conmand ---"
 
-# conman package on Debian may not ship a systemd unit. Create one if missing,
+# conman package on Debian may not ship a systemd unit. Create one if missing.
-# or update an existing one that still references ser2net.
+if ! systemctl cat conmand >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-CONMAND_UNIT_BODY='[Unit]
+  echo "  No systemd unit for conmand — creating one..."
+  cat > /etc/systemd/system/conmand.service <<'CONMAND_UNIT'
+[Unit]
 Description=ConMan (Console Manager)
-After=network.target
+After=network.target ser2net.service
+Requires=ser2net.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking
@@ -159,18 +170,10 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target'
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
-
+CONMAND_UNIT
-if ! systemctl cat conmand >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "  No systemd unit for conmand — creating one..."
-  echo "$CONMAND_UNIT_BODY" > /etc/systemd/system/conmand.service
   systemctl daemon-reload
   echo "  Created /etc/systemd/system/conmand.service"
-elif systemctl cat conmand 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'ser2net'; then
-  echo "  conmand unit has ser2net dependency — updating..."
-  echo "$CONMAND_UNIT_BODY" > /etc/systemd/system/conmand.service
-  systemctl daemon-reload
-  echo "  Updated /etc/systemd/system/conmand.service (removed ser2net dep)"
 fi
 
 # Kill any manually-started conmand first
@@ -197,19 +200,21 @@ fi
 echo ""
 echo "--- [7/7] Setup complete ---"
 echo ""
-echo "  conman owns serial devices directly (no ser2net in the data path)."
+echo "  ser2net + conman architecture (telnet rfc2217):"
+echo "    ser2net owns serial devices, exposes telnet(rfc2217) TCP ports"
+echo "    conman connects via telnet for logging + multiplexing"
 echo ""
 echo "  Connect from any Tailscale workstation:"
 echo "    conman -d pfv-tsys4:7890 -f pfv-core-sw01"
 echo "    conman -d pfv-tsys4:7890 -q              # list consoles"
 echo ""
-echo "  Emergency direct serial (must stop conmand first):"
+echo "  Direct telnet (emergency, conflicts with conman):"
-echo "    systemctl stop conmand"
+echo "    ssh pfv-tsys4 'systemctl stop conmand'"
-echo "    screen /dev/consoles/pfv-core-sw01"
+echo "    telnet pfv-tsys4 2001"
-echo "    systemctl start conmand"
+echo "    ssh pfv-tsys4 'systemctl start conmand'"
 echo ""
 echo "  To regenerate after changing mapping.txt:"
 echo "    bash generate-config.sh"
 echo "    udevadm trigger"
-echo "    systemctl restart conmand"
+echo "    systemctl restart ser2net conmand"
 echo "============================================"

console/validate-conman.sh

@@ -61,32 +61,28 @@ echo "--- 5. conmand connection status (journal) ---"
 journalctl -u conmand --no-pager -n 50 2>/dev/null | grep -iE "connect|error|fail|console|refused|timeout" | tail -15 || echo "  (no relevant journal entries)"
 
 echo ""
-echo "--- 6. Verify serial devices are open by conmand ---"
+echo "--- 6. Verify ser2net is proxying data (telnet rfc2217) ---"
-echo "  Checking /dev/consoles/* are held by conmand..."
+echo "  Probing TCP $TS_IP:2007 for data..."
+RESPONSE=$(timeout 3 bash -c "printf '\r\r' | nc -w 2 $TS_IP 2007 2>/dev/null" | tr -cd '[:print:][:space:]' | head -5)
+if [ -n "$RESPONSE" ]; then
+  echo "  [OK] Data flowing through ser2net TCP 2007:"
+  echo "$RESPONSE" | sed 's/^/    /'
+else
+  echo "  (no immediate response — device may need more interaction)"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "--- 7. Check if conmand has open connections to ser2net ports ---"
 CONMAND_PID=$(pgrep -x conmand 2>/dev/null || echo "")
 if [ -n "$CONMAND_PID" ]; then
   echo "  conmand PID: $CONMAND_PID"
-  for devlink in /dev/consoles/*; do
+  echo "  Open connections to ser2net (expect 7 to 100.x:200X):"
-    [ -e "$devlink" ] || continue
+  ss -tnp 2>/dev/null | grep "pid=$CONMAND_PID" | grep -oE "100\.[0-9.]+:200[0-9]" | sort | sed 's/^/    /'
-    name=$(basename "$devlink")
+  COUNT=$(ss -tnp 2>/dev/null | grep "pid=$CONMAND_PID" | grep -c ":200")
-    if lsof "$devlink" 2>/dev/null | grep -q conmand; then
+  echo "  Total conmand→ser2net connections: $COUNT (expect 7)"
-      echo "    [OK] $name ($devlink) opened by conmand"
-    else
-      echo "    [WARN] $name ($devlink) not held by conmand"
-    fi
-  done
 else
   echo "  [FAIL] conmand not running"
 fi
 
-echo ""
-echo "--- 7. Verify ser2net is stopped (conman owns devices) ---"
-if systemctl is-active --quiet ser2net 2>/dev/null; then
-  echo "  [WARN] ser2net is running — will conflict with conmand for serial devices!"
-  echo "         Fix: systemctl stop ser2net"
-else
-  echo "  [OK] ser2net is stopped (conman owns serial devices directly)"
-fi
-
 echo ""
 echo "============================================"