[CLUE-Tech] KVM (Keyboard, Video, mouse) switch or ???? via Linux

[David Snyder]

Kevin Cullis wrote:

Personally I still prefer KVM switches....seeing boot messages is 
helpful when things go badly.   My Belkin KVM works wonderfully on 
Windows, BSD, and Linux.  Cabling is costly though.

Linux can be run "Headless" as you said.  You can telnet/ssh into the 
other boxes and get full command line functionality.  In addition to 
this, you can also fire up Xwindows applications if you're currently in 
Xwindows by opening an Xterm, ssh/connect into the other machine, and 
run whatever X application.

VNC can also help you do this.  Check the man pages for vncconnect,  
vncpasswd,  vncserver, and  vncviewer.  I would strongly urge anyone not 
to run VNC on a firewall machine though.

I hope I've been able to answer your question.

Regards,

David

>Hi all,
>
>Jef Barnhardt said he knows how you don't have to use KVM switches to
>view other machines on one moniter because of the X Server. Does anyone
>else know how to do this?
>
>This way is another reason to save money with Linux.
>
>Kevin
>