Serial Over LAN (SOL) - Java’s dead!

Posted on Wed 03 February 2016 in Linux • Tagged with ipmi, linux, java, sol, remote console, serial over lan • 2 min read

I’ve been a sysadmin and worked with sysadmins for years but we’ve always used the cruddy Java applet interfaces to the remote consoles. I started a new job recently and was fed up with it. So, I went about learning how to do Serial Ove LAN (SOL) using IPMI. Turns out, its super easy!


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IP address associated with the default route

Posted on Sun 17 May 2015 in Linux • Tagged with hack, osx, linux, networking, ifconfig • 1 min read

Find the IP associated with the default route on Linux and Mac OSX.


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