KVM

[nanog at lacutt.com (Derrick H.)]

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 05:36:37PM -0400, shawn wilson wrote:
> I'm looking at an IP-KVM. I don't need anything high res as I only
> need to see Linux consoles, BIOS, and RAID. What I am looking for:
> Non-Java client that runs on Linux (or a WebUI that will deploy a
> decent RDP or VNC session over SSL).
> Decent/configurable key mappings (ie, I've had a KVM a while ago where
> you had to pull down a menu for F-keys - not cool).
> Decently priced dongles (say ~$100?)

I've never used this but saw it mentioned on a mailing list and wished
we hadn't already purchased something else:
http://us.adder.com/products/adderlink-ipeps  It uses the VNC protocol.

We'd already purchased the SpiderDuo from Lantronix which is reliant
upon a Java Webstart client (unfortunately) but works well:
http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/kvm-over-ip/securelinx-spiderduo.html


Derrick