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On Mon, 2007-07-09 at 14:39 -0700, Patrick May wrote: |
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> On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 11:47:52PM +0000, b.n. wrote: |
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> > Dan Farrell ha scritto: |
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> > |
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> > >> (b) Switch keyboard/mouse/monitor : KVM switch -- DLink |
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> > >Do what you will, but my advice is -- save your money. KVM switches |
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> > >are useless. Do you really want to pay US $50 (??) for something that |
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> > >you can easily replace with X forwarding? OK, that's the last you'll |
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> > >here from me on that topic. |
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> > |
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> > What's a KVM switch? |
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> > |
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> > m. |
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> Devices that allows one keyboard, mouse and monitor to be shared between |
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> several pieces of hardware. Usually found with servers. Newer ones will also |
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> share audio in/out (speakers and microphones.) |
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> RDP, VNC, X, etc. is replacing a lot of it. Why walk over when a couple mouse |
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> clicks or keys (for SSH) you can "be there." |
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because KVM's are OS independent; they can get you into the BIOS or |
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console; you can see boot messages; network doesn't need to be working |
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(even though it's called a network, sometimes it doesn't ;) Just to |
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name a few benefits. So yes, I agree if you're only interested in the |
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machine once it's running, then don't waste the money, but if you need |
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the other features they are still very useful. |
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cya, |
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> |
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Evil is that which one believes of others. It is a sin to believe evil |
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of others, but it is seldom a mistake. |
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-- H.L. Mencken |
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