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In article , frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com says...
> We won't know what it is until the whole shebang gets disclosed about the
> time .NET server goes gold.  There are some very interesting possibilities.
> MS calls it "out-of band," which is an old telecomm term for
"a way to
> monitor/administer outside the main comm channel (LAN, .NET) when it's
> broken or attacked."  Here's a sketchy overview from an amateur.
>
> o May require a UTF-8 variant of VT-1xx terminal emulation.  Easy enough to
> cobble up a translation table for the Fn keys.  Antti  will tell us about
> the Finno-Uric ramifications..
>
> o Isn't confined to the serial port, strictly.
>
> o May support remote install via the net, if the NIC has "pre-boot"
> functionality.  I'm not sure what this is.  The current F12 boot-from-net is
> part of this, and I've never used it.
>
> o Will support reboot and even cold startup.  May require a jiggered serial
> port, and/or a concentrator and RS-232 to a smart UPS.  Don't throw away
> your old Livingstons.
>
> o If the BIOS is savvy, will probably allow changes there.
>
> o Will optionally circumcise your male children, and may submit hash codes
> of your bank balance.
>
>
>
ROFL
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