[CALUG] Looking for hardware

[Eric K. Dickinson]

http://www.networktechinc.com/press-extenders.html

eric

Jason C. Miller wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
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