From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 14 6:26:59 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net (ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net [198.36.160.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1CA7315046 for ; Sun, 14 Mar 1999 06:26:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dpilgrim@uswest.net) Received: (qmail 1411 invoked by alias); 14 Mar 1999 14:25:53 -0000 Delivered-To: fixup-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org@fixme Received: (qmail 1397 invoked by uid 0); 14 Mar 1999 14:25:52 -0000 Received: from bdsl224.ptld.uswest.net (HELO uswest.net) (209.180.169.224) by ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net with SMTP; 14 Mar 1999 14:25:52 -0000 Message-ID: <36EBC6F1.AE4FF29D@uswest.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 06:25:53 -0800 From: Nocturne Organization: Neatly stacked heaps of digital chaos X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: tim@scratch.demon.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: One display, two boexes? [Was: Re: keytables - Problem with the British Pound Symbol] References: <199903131603.QAA00968@franklin.matlink> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG tim@scratch.demon.co.uk wrote: > a monitor - bit short of desk space !, and it is a right pain in the > ass to disconnect the monitor and attach it to the other box to tweek > the settings again. Is there a way I can do it from tis box - the > original setup included NIS !? Well, you could get one of those switches for using one console for for multiple machines. Or you could go one better and setup one machine as a terminal for the other machine. You'll need a null modem cable and terminal software such as tip or kermit. I'll post instructions for setting up a terminal if you decide to go that route. -- dpilgrim@uswest.net ICQ: 29880099 gryph@mindless.com PGP DH/DSS key available If you're gonna build a house of cards, use the plastic coated kind Cuz I'll bet the homeowner's insurance won't cover flood damage To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message