Re: A few potential requirements

[Bill Woodcock <woody@pch.net>]

    > i like cisco/foundry method.  hit (break|b) before XXX is seen on the
    > console.  i modem in... guy on the other end of the phone can presumably
    > figure out how to power-cycle a box, while dips/jumpers seem to be akin to
    > an IQ test.

...and more importantly in the long run, nothing that requires changing
dips or jumpers can be automated.  I can write an expect script that will
ssh into a power strip and power cycle something and send a break on the
console via a dial-up.  Can't do that with dip switches, so dip switches
don't scale.  I know that sounds stupid, but we've got to consider scaling
if we're writing standards for the long term.

                                -Bill