Re: Controlling a second machine on the same desk




"MikesBrain" <Mike@xxxx> wrote in message
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> 2005-12-28, Responding to Mark Rafn...
>
> [...]
>> SSH is not a remote control mechanism, nor does it claim
>> to be. It's job is to encrypt a teminal connection or
>> tunnel.
>>
>
> Yeah, I kinda figured that, but one does become confidant
> that anything is possible with Open Source software. :)
>
> I think that KVM idea is looking the more practical idea.
>
> Thanks for the help. :)

It won't let you cut&paste things from one machine's console to another.
I've found that to be very useful for doing side-by-side comparisons.

What you need depends on what you plan to do with it. I've used KVM's, VNC,
and X Windows from all sorts of platforms to all sorts of others, and they
all have trade-offs.


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