RE: [Sheflug] where to add a beep on shutdown

["Dawson, Alan" <DawsonA [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Johnson wrote:
>> When I said terminal I meant "tty"  ie, you could use the serial
>> cable and serial port on your desktop to log on to the firewall,
>> just as you do with a monitor and keyboard.
>> 
> Are there any advantages to this over sshing in?

yes.. because you can use the serial port to manage the firewall, ie if
there is no network.. ( or if you want to shut down the firewall and need to
see the console to know if its completely down. )

Alan Dawson
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