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

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From: Tom Boismier
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 00:00

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In article <3210D419.679@netwalk.com>, pgowl@netwalk.com says...
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>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.

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From: boismier@umich.edu (Tom Boismier)
Subject: Re: Best box to control multiple machines with 1 monitor/keybrd?
Date: 1996/08/14
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