[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk server with remote monitoring capabilities

[Joseph]

If you want very secure way of login-in and rebooting - install Freesco
firewall on any 486-machine with floppy drive and two network cards.
Install port knocking on a Freesco firewall floppy (if you want absolute
security)
enable ssh and you are set.  
Port knocking will enable you to open the ssh port (only the machine
that issue successful knock will be able to log-in via ssh, so I
consider it secure.
ssh to root and reboot the machine from console.

Maybe you don't need to reboot just restart the asterisk, any how you
can check the status when you log-in as root and do what is needed.

-- 
#Joseph

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> So, to cut the long story short, has anyone used one
> of these server-class machines with remote reboot
> capability, and does it really help? Are there any
> particular configurations to stay away from? 
> 
> The wiki doesn't talk specifically about issues
> regarding dual-CPU machines, but in following the chat
> here on asterisk-users, it seems there are definitely
> issues there ... can anyone elaborate? I don't want to
> spend money on a fancy system that turns out to be
> useless for my purposes.
> 
> Thanks for any insight!
> 
> Cheers,
> Maya