Comments on: Use a Laptop For Single Machine KVM? http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/ im in ur data centrz patchin ur serverz Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Where To Go On A Honeymoon : Bob Plankers, The Lone Sysadmin http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-73796 Where To Go On A Honeymoon : Bob Plankers, The Lone Sysadmin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:02:11 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-73796 [...] because you’re full of good answers. You’ve helped me find bars in San Francisco, portable KVM dongles, and so on. Now I ask for another favor: help my friend Jon find a place to go on a honeymoon [...] [...] because you’re full of good answers. You’ve helped me find bars in San Francisco, portable KVM dongles, and so on. Now I ask for another favor: help my friend Jon find a place to go on a honeymoon [...]

]]> By: Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-67040 Bob Plankers Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:57:40 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-67040 The SAGE-members thread is: http://www.sage.org/lists/sage-members-archive/2007/threads.html#00200 Mentions the Epiphan product, which isn't useful to me as a solution since it is PS/2. I think I might try that Spider, since it has an Ethernet switch built in and also a serial port which can be used as a terminal server. Damn handy if it lives up to the specs. The SAGE-members thread is:

http://www.sage.org/lists/sage-members-archive/2007/threads.html#00200

Mentions the Epiphan product, which isn’t useful to me as a solution since it is PS/2.

I think I might try that Spider, since it has an Ethernet switch built in and also a serial port which can be used as a terminal server. Damn handy if it lives up to the specs.

]]> By: Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-67021 Bob Plankers Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:09:23 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-67021 Awesome ideas, all. I've been busy today but have been looking at some of them, and those devices look darn cool. I'm willing to spend $400. Darren, I can't do rdesktop because I can't depend on having a working network connection on the boxes. That's part of why I need this to be VGA & USB. Awesome ideas, all. I’ve been busy today but have been looking at some of them, and those devices look darn cool. I’m willing to spend $400.

Darren, I can’t do rdesktop because I can’t depend on having a working network connection on the boxes. That’s part of why I need this to be VGA & USB.

]]> By: Darren Chamberlain http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-67016 Darren Chamberlain Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:46:38 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-67016 Why not rdesktop (windows machines) or X (*nix machines)? Why not rdesktop (windows machines) or X (*nix machines)?

]]> By: Saint Aardvark http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66964 Saint Aardvark Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:05:00 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66964 This came up on the SAGE-members mailing list recently, and the consensus seemed to be that it's not doable right now. There was one piece of equipment mentioned that was supposed to do all this -- USB (I believe) to your laptop, keyboard and VGA to the server -- but it turned out to be buggy as hell and more or less useless. This came up on the SAGE-members mailing list recently, and the consensus seemed to be that it’s not doable right now. There was one piece of equipment mentioned that was supposed to do all this — USB (I believe) to your laptop, keyboard and VGA to the server — but it turned out to be buggy as hell and more or less useless.

]]> By: bob http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66906 bob Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:50:40 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66906 Carry a <a href="http://www.lantronix.com/data-center-management/kvm-solutions/securelinx-spider.html" rel="nofollow">Spider </a>with you Carry a Spider with you

]]> By: aharden http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66900 aharden Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:28:17 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66900 Googled "laptop kvm" and found a link to this interesting (and expensive) device: http://www.epiphan.com/products/product.php?pid=27&gclid=CLPWlej7u4oCFQImUAodVUsXPg. Googled “laptop kvm” and found a link to this interesting (and expensive) device: http://www.epiphan.com/products/product.php?pid=27&gclid=CLPWlej7u4oCFQImUAodVUsXPg.

]]> By: Jason Antman http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66821 Jason Antman Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:51:11 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66821 I've looked into it. Possibly impossible. Best likelihood is to find an old laptop that has a video card not integral to the motherboard, and a keyboard/mouse encoder that's also off the board. Rip it open, rewire everything, rip out everything but battery, charger circuitry, and video/keyboard/mouse hardware. I’ve looked into it. Possibly impossible.

Best likelihood is to find an old laptop that has a video card not integral to the motherboard, and a keyboard/mouse encoder that’s also off the board. Rip it open, rewire everything, rip out everything but battery, charger circuitry, and video/keyboard/mouse hardware.

]]> By: Erik http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66770 Erik Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:22:23 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/18/use-a-laptop-for-single-machine-kvm/#comment-66770 server vga --> to vga to svideo converter --> svideo input card on laptop separate ubs keyboard server vga –> to vga to svideo converter –> svideo input card on laptop

separate ubs keyboard

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