On 4 Jan, Visser, Martin wrote: > Most "brand name" servers support this functionality through a special > chipset or daughterboard. You then have full access to BIOS and running > OS functions. On the HP Proliants it is called Remote Integrated Lights > Out (RiLO). You can even have virtual floppies and CDs (that are mounted > from your client machine) that enable remote hands off floppy and CD > installs. They also allow complete power cycling of the machines. Access > to RiLO cards can be via a separate ethernet interface (from the main > ethernet) or via serial port/dialup modem) > > You may (or may not) be able to also get third-party boards that have > similar functionality.
Thanks Martin, but my situation was just a couple of white box PCs at home, both of which have had their monitors die. So I just wondered if there was a way to feed the RGB cable's output as an input to another PC (a laptop), to display the signal. Since all that's needed in this circumstance is the video signal, I thought there might have been a way to grab the video as *input* from the laptop's external video connector - but I guess I'm showing my lack of electrical knowledge, and the RGB is one way, not bi-directional. luke -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
