Re: [9fans] Planning a two-machine heterogeneous LAN

["LiteStar numnums" <litestar@gmail.com>]

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KVMs are very useful... TrendNet has 4 port PS/2 KVMs for sub-$50USD...
In fact, NewEgg has the four port listed for $35USD + S&H. Easy enough...
-S

On 7/9/06, quanstro@quanstro.net <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
>
> i think the answer is neither.
>
> i use a kvm switch.
>
> - erik
>
> On Sun Jul  9 13:17:01 CDT 2006, ru@river.org wrote:
> > Using Firefox has its irritations, but it is _more_ irritating to
> > use Firefox via VNC from a Plan 9 terminal than to use it on the
> > Linux box on which the Firefox is running.
> >
> > Likewise, using a Plan 9 cpu server via Drawterm running on Linux
> > is _more_ irritating than using the same cpu server as a Plan 9
> > terminal.
> >
> > My question is, which delta of irritation is greater: that of
> > having to use Plan 9 remotely from Drawterm _or_ that of having
> > to use one of the big, popular web browsers remotely (via VNC or
> > whatever the cool people are using to connect to Linux or
> > Windows) from a Plan 9 terminal?
> >
> > Assume the Linux and the Plan 9 are connected via 100Mbs
> > ethernet.
> >
> > The answer to the question will determine which
> > machine I hook my keyboard and mouse up to.
>



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