[ubuntu-uk] Gutsy & Dell's DRAC

[Kris Douglas]

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:52 AM, David Restall - System Administrator <
dave at restall.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > David Restall - System Administrator wrote:
> >
> > > has anybody got this working ?  I found a thread on the Ubuntu support
> > > website and it appears that 7.10 doesn't work with the DRAC.  When I
>
> Snip
>
> > > I think I'm missing something like a different reopsitory or plugin
> but
> > > can't work out exactly what the problem is.  Any help would be greatly
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > TTFN
> > >
> >
> > Which version of the DRAC is it?
> >
> > AFAIK version 4 uses a Java client for the console emulation but the
> > DRAC 5 uses an annoying ActiveX plugin.
>
> Dell Remote Access Controller 5
>
> The above (pasted from the browser) explains it - it's Version 5.  If it's
> using ActiveX, I don't suppose M$ have released an ActiveX plugin for
> Mozilla :-(
>
> > I'll give it a try in a bit as I use the DRAC on the servers quite a bit
> > at work.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
Try installing IE6 using wine, thats how I access the DRAC, otherwise, you
could use a Virtual Machine with XP/2K on it.

-- 
Kris Douglas
Softdel Limited Hosting Services
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Mail: kris at softdel.net
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