If i'm not mistaken, some of the kvms are network aware.
On 04/01/2005, at 2:14 PM, Visser, Martin wrote:
If you have more than one PC that you want to display then you might
also want to consider a KVM switch. This way you can have one keyboard,
video (monitor) and mouse and switch between inputs from your various
PCs. I have seen these from various outlets for around $60 to suit up
to
4 PCs.
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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
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