[GRLUG] dumb terminal?

[desert frag]

The downstairs pc would be running windows and occasionally linux.  Distance is roughly 75 feet.  

I'm looking at this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817403070&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-KVM+Switches-_-N82E16817403070&gclid=CP249YWck7YCFY4WMgod5mEAXA

I don't need high resolution.  Would this possibly work?




________________________________
 From: L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net>
To: desert frag <desertfrag at yahoo.com>; "Mailing List for LUG in greater Grand Rapids, MI area." <grlug at grlug.org> 
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [GRLUG] dumb terminal?
 
On Sat, 23 Mar 2013, desert frag wrote:

> I would like the monitor, keyboard, and mouse upstairs but the computer
> downstairs. Do they make a small device to connect the upstairs
> components wirelessly to the computer?
>
How far? I have used VGA and PS/2 at 30-40 feet, .. never tried USB.

If you are just working on the system downstairs, ssh is simple; you can
also use another system with VNC, rdesktop, or X [run applications
remotely].

OR, put a Rasberry PI upstairs for your "terminal"!

To run just the HW upstairs you would need a KVM over TCP/IP unit, and
they are pretty pricey:

http://www.kvms.com/Section/1-Port-KVM-Over-IP-Switch.aspx

    Lee
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