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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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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
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