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On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> And now that I look more closely at KVM switches, it looks like they |
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>> provide a method of controlling multiple computers via a single |
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>> keyboard, monitor, and mouse. I need sort of the inverse. I'd like |
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>> to control a single Gentoo computer via multiple sets of keyboards, |
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>> monitors, and mice simultaneously. It would basically be a way to |
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>> have the functionality of multiple workstations but the administration |
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>> hassle of only a single system. Wireless communication between the |
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>> computer and each keyboard-monitor-mouse would be most convenient, but |
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>> that may not be possible so wired would be fine. Does something like |
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>> this exist? |
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>> |
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>> - Grant |
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> Does this fantasy-arrangement of mine exist? I guess what I'm after |
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> is a series of dumb terminals to connect to a local Gentoo system so I |
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> don't need to manage a series of Gentoo systems. |
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> |
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> - Grant |
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Have you considered using PXE to network boot your systems? you can |
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have various configurations set up based on mac addresses to address |
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different hardware issues. I recommend trying out SystemRescueCD to |
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experiment with PXE booting for the client and server. |
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