Hi Brian,
I downloaded the Beta version and gave it a try, without success. I do get connected fine, but using the key combination of <Ctrl>+<Break> causes an immediate disconnect. Should I be using some other key combination?
I've opened our firewall to allow connections to one of our units. You can connect with either Telnet (port 23) or SSH2 (port 22) to the following ipaddress:
64.42.31.204
Username: ****
Password: ****
You'll be logged-in and will be presented a Sentry prompt. Users, at this point, can issue commands to turn remote outlets on or off, and they can also Pass-Through to the asynchronous serial interface port of other remote equipment.
To route the Pass-through connection to a device that will respond to a Break, issue the command:
CONNECT 2 <Enter>
You'll be connected serially, but the device (a very, very old Sentry from 1992) will not respond until a Break is received. When a Break is received, the unit will display our old Power Control System screen. Just receiving this screen indicates a Break was successfully sent and received; you should do nothing other than disconnect the Pass-Through with the following key sequence:
!*break <Enter>
Even if you don't receive the old power control screen, the above sequence will disconnect the Pass-Through session and return you to the Sentry prompt.
If you login with AboluteTelnet's Telnet, you'll have success using the <Ctrl>+<Break> sequence to send a Break and receive the old power control screen after the "CONNECT 2" was issued. With your new Beta version, using SSH2, the entire secure session is ended abrubtly when <Ctrl>+<Break> is used. With the previous non-beta release, there was no effect whatsoever with SSH2 and the <Ctrl>+<Break> key combination.
So, something is happening with the Beta and a <Ctrl>+<Break> from SSH2, but not quite the right thing. I am not a programmer, but if you have any questions please contact Server Technology's own Brian at (800) 835-1515 x231. He is our Software Director and the programmer implementing SSH2 into our product line. You can also ask for me at x211.
By the way, you can also use SSL to connect to the unit using "
64.42.31.204", but the web interface only allows remote power control. Still, for fun, you ought to take a look. For more information on Sentry and Power Tower Remote Power Managers, go to "
www.servertech.com".
Regards,
Bruce Auclair
Technical Sales Engineer
Server Technology, Inc.
P.S. I will convert my AbsoluteTelnet to a fully paid and licensed version soon.
[ April 19, 2004, 06:12 PM: Message edited by: Brian T. Pence ]