From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <283f5df10607091728t6a97dd8brc52aefad81b2c026@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 20:28:50 -0400 From: "LiteStar numnums" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Planning a two-machine heterogeneous LAN In-Reply-To: <3803a2bc5699df802e8c1b21315d86cc@quanstro.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_42839_8673356.1152491330546" References: <1152468957.4819@noo> <3803a2bc5699df802e8c1b21315d86cc@quanstro.net> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7b7a4cd4-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 ------=_Part_42839_8673356.1152491330546 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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 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. > -- Lead thou me on, O Zeus, and Destiny, To that goal long ago to me assigned. I'll follow and not falter; if my will Prove weak and craven, still I'll follow on. -- Epictetus He who enters his wife's dressing room is a philosopher or a fool. -- Balzac ------=_Part_42839_8673356.1152491330546 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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.



--
Lead thou me on, O Zeus, and Destiny,
To that goal long ago to me assigned.
I'll follow and not falter; if my will
Prove weak and craven, still I'll follow on.
-- Epictetus

He who enters his wife's dressing room is a philosopher or a fool. -- Balzac ------=_Part_42839_8673356.1152491330546--