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Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis

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On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 08:40:52 -0400
rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 9/17/2015 11:38 AM, DisneyWizard the Fantasmic! wrote:
> > Who is up for designing a pair of scalable plug-in KVM-over-Ethernet
> > plug in modules for Pi stacks?
> > Pi-side dongle with Ethernet and dual power (USB b + legacy barrel)
> > on one side, with
> > HDMI input, USB b power to Pi, and perhaps an Ethernet-thru port
> > for the Pi, with usb mouse/keyboard control input as a dongle,
> > paired with a User-side dongle accepting legacy PS2 mice/keyboard
> > as well as USB mice/keyboard, dual power and HDMI output?
> > Most setups would have a single User-side dongle and multiple
> > Pi-side modules, but would be able to accommodate several User-side
> > dongles (useful in educational configurations.)
> >
> > That would satisfy monitoring the start-up.
> >
> > I am plugging in my pair of Pis to a monitor which accepts up to
> > three HDMI inputs, swapping the keyboard/mouse USB cables when
> > needed, but primary control of each is via Ethernet PuTTY shell and
> > Xming-windows from a laptop, with more than satisfactory results.
> > Reboots are done in the PuTTY command line and I have faith the
> > session can be restarted after reboot. So I rarely need the TV.
> > (save the occasional display of traffic or weather html pages I
> > wrote specifically for my Pi) …and a clutter of mice. Yet, I still
> > prefer two RPis headless. The R-Pis each allow several students to
> > log-in simultaneously over Ethernet  (using donated e-waste
> > laptops) to test scripts, while the instructor laptop runs top to
> > keep an eye on endless loops.
> 
> I'm not completely clear on what you are suggesting.

An out-of-band management device, I think - something that allows
remote monitoring and control independent of the operating system.

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Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-06 18:00 +0100
  Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2015-09-06 21:46 +0100
    Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-07 17:42 +0100
  Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-09-07 00:36 +0000
  Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis davehigton14@gmail.com - 2015-09-07 03:54 -0700
  Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2015-09-08 00:54 +1000
  Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Andrew Smallshaw <andrews@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2015-09-13 12:45 +0000
    Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-09-13 19:22 +0100
    Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Jonathan Lane <tidux@faeroes.freeshell.org> - 2015-09-27 15:28 +0000
  Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-09-13 13:48 +0000
    Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis David James <david@tcs01.demon.co.uk> - 2015-09-13 14:22 +0000
      Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-09-13 17:42 +0000
        Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis David James <david@tcs01.demon.co.uk> - 2015-09-16 00:01 +0000
  Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis DisneyWizard the Fantasmic! <wiz@FANTASMIC!disneywizard.com> - 2015-09-17 08:38 -0700
    Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 08:40 -0400
      Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-09-18 14:26 +0100
      Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-09-18 18:42 +0000
        Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 15:09 -0400
          Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 20:17 +0100
            Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-09-18 21:35 +0000
              Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 23:19 +0100
                Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-09-19 06:48 +0000
                Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-19 11:15 +0100
                Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-09-19 08:13 +0100
                Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-19 11:19 +0100
            Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-19 11:31 -0400
            Re: Something like a KVM switch for multiple Raspberry Pis druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-09-19 19:39 +0100
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