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

[Jef Barnhart]

Kevin,

The way that I have done it in the past is to use X or Xnest. Xnest will "nest" an xsession inside of another x session. This will export the the whole desktop.

$ Xnest :1 -query HOSTNAME -geometry 1024x768
	(A resolution smaller than your normal is best.)

For just an X on another virtual console.

$ X :1 -query HOSTNAME 

While this is not the best way to do this it is neet to do.

For just an application you can use ssh. If you have the server and client setup on both boxes then you can just run the application that you want to run.

$ ssh USER at HOSTNAME command

This one I use at work when I want to burn a cdrom. 

Jef Barnhart^H^Hdt

On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 22:53:03 -0700
Kevin Cullis <kevincu at orci.com> wrote:

> 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
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