[PLUG] KVM switch

Keith Morse kgmorse at mpcu.com
Wed Jul 30 11:07:01 UTC 2003


On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Jeme A Brelin wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Keith Morse wrote:
> > Watching this debate with interest and first time I've seen my concerns
> > asked.  The remote management/use of a host beit VNC, ssh, X, and others
> > (which I all use) doesn't address the issue of booting the pc.  Most
> > bios's I'm aware don't support operation without a keyboard and stop the
> > boot process if one is not found.  Yes, there are some but they seem to
> > be the exception.  An item like a "keyboard loopback plug" seem to
> > non-existent.
> 
> I'm totally confused here.
> 
> What kind of hardware are you guys BUYING?

Crap, used crap


> 
> I think the only system I've EVER had that wouldn't boot without a
> keyboard was a cheap ass Dell that I found in a dumpster and which I
> tossed after a few months because of proprietary hardware issues across
> the board.
> 
[snippage]
> 
> jbrelin at shaft:~/News$ grep upsho /usr/share/dict/words
> upshot
> upshots

My apologies for offending your delicate sensitivities.  I will personally 
strive to ensure that every mail I send will be properly spel checked.







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