[lopsa-discuss] KVM over IP?

[Richard Chycoski]

I connected an ATEN CN6000 to a Belkin OmniView Pro 8-Port KVM switch. It has 
worked quite well, allows authentication using local accounts or RADIUS, and 
so far I've been able to do everything remotely that I would have done at the 
console (including PXE-booting a Linux server from scratch). The software is 
Windows oriented - you need Windows to set it up, but it does have non-Windows 
access once it is installed. Since you mentioned Windows servers, the Windows 
setup requirement doesn't sound like a problem. (:-)

The ATEN was under $500 at Fry's. I haven't found anything much cheaper, if 
you do find such a device I'd be interested (for home use - another form of 
non-profit, or at least low-profit enterprise :-).

- Richard


Gilbert Wilson wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> A quick question for the list.  What are people's experiences with
> different kinds of KVM over IP set ups?  Good, bad, ugly?  I have two
> Windows servers (200 and 2003) that I need to setup with a more
> reliable remote access setup than remote desktop so that I can take a
> REAL vacation.
> 
> Are there any particular brands that you would suggest over others? 
> Price range to expect?  We're a non-profit so the less expensive the
> better.
> 
> Basically what I'm looking for is the ability to access the servers
> like I was sitting in front of them so that I don't have to fly back
> across the country if the email server melts down and Windows remote
> desktop service decides not to start up after I restart, etc.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Gil
> 
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