[CALUG] Looking for hardware

[Jason C. Miller]

Well...the KVM doesn't really solve the problem.  I'm not looking to
multiply the chassis for a single K/V/M instance.  I'm looking to
extend the distance between
              the K/V/M and a single chassis.  I can use the KVM as an
adhoc extension, but that has the following cons...
1. It's a waste of a KVM box.
2. It'll only go so far because it would still be using standard cables.

Of course, that's IMHO.  :)

            ~j

On Nov 12, 2007 1:35 PM, John Szakmeister <john at szakmeister.net> wrote:
>
>
> ----- "Jason C. Miller" <jason.c.miller at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey all.  I'm wanting to know if there's a piece of hardware out
> > there
> > that matches the following description...
> >
> > I'm looking for something that can extend the distance between a PC's
> > chassis and it's peripherals (ie. keyboard, mouse, monitor).  So,
> > instead of plugging in a monitor/mouse/keyboard into the chassis
> > itself, you'd plug it into some significantly smaller device which
> > would have some kind of trunk line back to the chassis somewhere else
> > in the room.
> >
> > It's rather like a KVM in that you don't plug the usual things into
> > the chassis.  I'm looking for something that simply extends
> > range...not allows KVM functionality.
> >
> > I'm currently using an Avocent AMX5120 unit on my desk at work.  It
> > does the job nicely, but it's one of those things that was built for
> > a
> > completely different (and much larger) purpose and costs $1500 a pop.
> >
> > I've tried simple cable extenders in the past, but that has proven to
> > be unreliable at best.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> We have a StarTech remote KVM.  It's still pricey (600-700 a pop), but it works pretty well.  The model number is SV1115IPEXT.
>
> -John
>
>