Re: Best box to control multiple machines with 1 monitor/keybrd?

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From: Chuck Ireton
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 00:00

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boismier@umich.edu (Tom Boismier) wrote:

>In article <3210D419.679@netwalk.com>, pgowl@netwalk.com says...
>>
>>Chuck Ireton wrote:
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>>What kind of servers were they? Something fancy? We spent $29 at local 
>>retail chain and can switch between our two Netware 3.11 servers. They 
>>are just IBM Clone Pentiums, but they do the job for us.

>Wait until a server reboots spontaneously in the middle of the night... The 
>cheap switch boxes don't "emulate" keyboard and monitor, so if the server that 
>reboots isn't the one that the box is switched to, the boot will fail with 
>keyboard and monitor errors. Not good in a mission critial shop.

Hmm.  I seem to have been mis-quoted in the above citation.  I don't
have two servers, I have 17.  Also, my switchbox didn't cost $29, it
cost $3,000.  However, the response is exactly right about the
pitfalls of buying a cheap switchbox.

cireton@pressroom.com

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From: waffler@pressroom.com (Chuck Ireton)
Subject: Re: Best box to control multiple machines with 1 monitor/keybrd?
Date: 1996/08/16
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