[CentOS] Affordable KVM over IP switch

Tue Mar 22 11:17:22 UTC 2011
Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel at gmail.com>

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Miguel Medalha <miguelmedalha at sapo.pt> wrote:
>
>> Are there any KVM over IP switches that are not thousands of dollars?
>> Ideally a 3-4 port switch for a few hundred seems reasonable to me.
>>
>
> Try this 8-port one from LevelOne:
>
> http://global.level1.com/Business-Products/KVM-Switches---Extenders/Rackmount-KVM-Switches/KVM-0831/421.html
>
> It has an expansion slot which accepts a IP module:
>
> http://download.level1.com/level1/manual/ACC-2000v1.0_UM.pdf
>
> I use the base KVM, without the IP module, and it is very stable. It
> connects a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to USB and/or PS2 ports on the
> servers.
>
> It is also cascadable.
>
> I hope this helps.

Which is about $400, not counting cables, which are expensive.