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Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine
From: Jussi Peltola <pelzi () pelzi net>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:32:57 +0200
On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:34:58AM -0500, Jon Lewis wrote:
Speaking of that sort of thing, I'd really LOVE if there were a device about the size of a netbook that could be hooked up to otherwise headless machines in colos that would give you keyboard, video & mouse. i.e. a folding netbook shaped VGA monitor with USB keyboard and touchpad. I know there are folding rackmount versions of this (i.e. from Dell), but I want something far more portable. Twice in the past month, I'd had to drive 100+ miles to a remote colo and took a full size flat panel monitor and keyboard with me. Has anyone actually built this yet?
http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/kvm-over-ip/securelinx-spiderduo.html Get a usb ethernet adapter to plug it in if you don't want to use the only one in your laptop. Ethernet is a great convenience for this purpose. It is much nicer to use a long cable to get away from the heat and cramped aisle so you can stretch your legs while typing. The spider duo even allows RS232 access with reverse telnet and ssh. IMO having a portable IP KVM at every site is a very good investment. Just ask remote hands to connect it. Then you can diagnose at home and drive only when it is necessary. In customer sites the customer will usually be very happy to be the remote hands, so they will get faster repairs for less cost.
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- RE: Laptop with reverse VGA, (continued)
- RE: Laptop with reverse VGA Scott Berkman (Feb 20)
- RE: Laptop with reverse VGA Mario Eirea (Feb 20)
- Re: Laptop with reverse VGA Jake Khuon (Feb 20)
- Re: Laptop with reverse VGA Jay Ashworth (Feb 21)
- Re: Laptop with reverse VGA Neil Harris (Feb 21)
- Re: Laptop with reverse VGA Jay Ashworth (Feb 21)
- Re: Laptop with reverse VGA Jussi Peltola (Feb 21)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Jimmy Hess (Feb 21)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Joe Greco (Feb 20)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Jon Lewis (Feb 20)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Jussi Peltola (Feb 20)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Jay Ashworth (Feb 20)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Robert Bonomi (Feb 20)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Owen DeLong (Feb 21)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Dale Shaw (Feb 29)
- RE: WW: Colo Vending Machine Nathan Eisenberg (Feb 29)
- RE: WW: Colo Vending Machine Nathan Eisenberg (Feb 29)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Dale Shaw (Feb 29)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Ted Hatfield (Feb 29)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Leigh Porter (Feb 18)
- Re: WW: Colo Vending Machine Pierre-Yves Maunier (Feb 18)