Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:18:21 +0930 From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> Subject: Re: Newbie Question About System Update Message-ID: <200504261118.22150.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20050425141053.76034863.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <20050425134005.089d61c2.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <E1DQ7mA-0005mD-JF@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk> <20050425141053.76034863.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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--nextPart4222545.pX2VI1cK6k Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:40, Bill Moran wrote: > Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> wrote: > > > KVM requires you to physically _be_ at the colo. > > > > ?! Not the one I have for our colo - it's a little java app > > where I choose a machine from a dropdown and get the video > > in a window on the desktop. > > That's an out of the ordinary KVM. Would you mind passing on the > manufacturer of that unit, I'd like to recommend that unit to a number > of clients/associates of mine. > > The point is that a normal, run of the mill KVM doesn't have that > capability. They're kind of expensive too :( I know of 2 sellers of them in Australia https://www.lindy.com.au/online/arrshop.exe?af=3D570&as=3D39401&az=3D1&ai= =3D1079483 http://www.dcw.com.au/products/kvm.htm Rose Electronics makes the one DCW sell.. http://www.rose.com/htm/ultralink-Lite.htm Although it seems there are plenty to choose from (eg Belkin, Cylades, Adde= r=20 etc) I haven't used any because they're too pricey :) (Still since serial BIOS mobos are rare/expensive it's probably the cheaper= =20 option for a bunch of machines). You could kernel debug over it except you couldn't cut and paste which woul= d=20 suck for reporting back traces. =2D-=20 Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C --nextPart4222545.pX2VI1cK6k Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCbZ3m5ZPcIHs/zowRAlsaAJ9jcrf4E9PC39A18lxzKc1PH64cagCeNNhn LkQnw+uHwdoMb8sBzQl3qoI= =zaFw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart4222545.pX2VI1cK6k--
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