3. VNC is utterly slow in comparison to console access<br><br>4. VNC won't work if the system/network is broken<br><br><br>Carl,<br><br>I know this is probably overkill and out of the price range, but an IP-KVM would work perfectly if you can't get long enough cables.<br>
<br>-Andy<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chrome@real-time.com">chrome@real-time.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On 03/04 08:51 , Justin Vogt wrote:<br>
> Why not just use VNC?<br>
<br>
</div>1. Because that still requires a computer near me, with the attendant noise and<br>
cooling issues. (I'm hoping to put the computers in a cool room in the<br>
basement to reduce my A/C requirements in the summertime).<br>
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2. Because it's cheaper to move the computers to another room and buy long<br>
cables, than buy newer, quieter computers.<br>
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Systems Administrator<br>
Real-Time Enterprises<br>
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