Any products like this exist...

[boomam]

Hi.

 

I was thinking that ive got a HTC TyTn doing nack all here, and was thinking that it would be handy for switch diagnostics.

Now due to the fact that it hasnt got a serial port or ethernet port, it'd have to be WiFi.

So is there such a device thats small enough for me to carry around, plug into a switch, and then use this Windows Mobile based device to access it?

 

Or any other ideas for uses for it? lol.

 

Thanks in advance all. .

[SYNACK]

Bluetooth to serial adapter? Serial Port Alternatives

 

Do the Tytns not have wifi, just use a terninal emulator to talk to it over WiFi

 

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1097500&postcount=4

[matt40k]

What?

 

Sounds like you have a new toy.

 

What do you mean by switch diagnostics? You can monitor it by SNMP, check a port would mean you need a ethernet port.

[boomam]

Do the Tytns not have wifi, just use a terninal emulator to talk to it over WiFi

 

xda-developers - View Single Post - Serial port for TyTN

Where would i get the WiFi from though?

Thats what im asking, is there any, very portable, no messing, device i can just plug into a switch when i want to telnet in using the TyTn.

[SYNACK]

Thats what you would use the bluetooth to serial adapter for, the XDA dev page has links to both the adapter (Buy a LM Technologies Bluetooth RS-232 Adaptor (Serial, 100m), #LM058-SINGLE - eXpansys Finland) and the software (mToken :: Overview | Choung Networks) that you would need to telnet into it.

 

The Tytn already has WiFi built in I thought which you could use to connect to the switch through the existing WiFi network at your school using a telnet program and accessing it by its ip rather than directly through the bluetooth dongle above.

Edited October 9, 2008 by SYNACK

[plexer]

Surely you just connect to your wireless network and then telnet, ssh or web browse to the switches ip to administer it?

 

The hardware ports are only needed for emergency access really.

 

Ben

[plexer]

Or for the bluetooth one that's been mentioned:

 

Socket Mobile, Inc.

 

£100

 

Ben

[matt40k]

SSH, not telnet... unless you want everyone to have full access to your switches

[boomam]

The Tytn already has WiFi built in I thought which you could use to connect to the switch through the existing WiFi network at your school using a telnet program and accessing it by its ip rather than directly through the bluetooth dongle above.

 

Why does everyone think we already have site wide WiFi here? I havnt said that at all! .

 

I'll have to google around for the BT/RS232 thing, see if i can find it any cheaper than £100. .

[matt40k]

I've always used a really old laptop for switch diag stuff.

 

P100 with huge 64mb a cut down bsd os

 

or

 

AMD Athlon XP laptop with windows xp

 

Both cost under £50. And they'll look less like your showing off with your phone with a huge serial port attached!!

[plexer]

You could get a pocket size wifi access point all configured up with an ip and security etc... then you plug that into the switch you want to access and connect with device to that access point?

 

Would be cheaper than £100 but a bit bulkier.

 

I have a compact buffalo wla-g54c you could have for a tenner.

 

Ben