On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel at gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at softdux.com> wrote: >> 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 > > Note. This is *NOT* CentOS, this is general systems discussion. > > That's great until you want to connect another session, or haven't had > a chance to configure a new machine and want to do it remotely, or you > want to leave your mom's netbook in the rack while you re-install it > for her. (This just came up on another list.) > _______________________________________________ True....... Both have their pro's & con's, but in our case we'll always only use rackmount servers which is why I prefer the onboard modules. -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers SoftDux Website: http://www.SoftDux.com Technical Blog: http://Blog.SoftDux.com Office: 087 805 9573 Cell: 082 554 7532