On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Devin Reade <gdr at gno.org> wrote: > Michael B Allen <ioplex at gmail.com> 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. > > I can attest that the Adderlink iPEPS and iPEPS-DA are excellent units. > They're both in the 500-1000 range. They're intended for a single > machine, but as long as your access policies allow for it, putting > an electronic KVM switch (~$200) between multiple servers and the > iPEPS works well. > Isn't it cheaper, at this price range to get a motherboard with built-in KVMOIP support? I know many Intel & SuperMicro server boards offer this either on board, or as an added module. Even on the smaller / cheaper SuperMicro boards I could add KVMOIP support for about $40 per server. And, it doesn't takup any more space on the racks and has much less clutter than those spiders -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers SoftDux Website: http://www.SoftDux.com Technical Blog: http://Blog.SoftDux.com Office: 087 805 9573 Cell: 082 554 7532