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Portable Wifi KVM-over-IP with Serial Console and Network Bridge

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Randy

Spider KVM’s are already very cool as they are — KVM, virtual media, and serial console with a flawless web/Java client. But if you strap on a Wifi bridge, it’s way cooler. As a bonus you get wireless network access via the Cascade port — anyone who has done an emergency router or switch replacement […]

Fixing default console resolution in Ubuntu

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Randy

In recent releases of Ubuntu (at least 10.x) by default the non-graphical console attempts to use the max possible resolution supported by the connected monitor. Other than being hard on the eyes, this can cause issues with some KVM units and even more issues for headless machines that need to be troubleshooted with a crash […]

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