I haven't really found a combo unit I like as yet. For KVM, I like the Raritan products. For Serial, I prefer the Avocent line. Owen On Apr 23, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Joe Abley wrote:
Hi all,
What is everybody's favourite combination rack-mount VGA/USB KVM- over-IP and serial console concentrator in 2009?
I'm looking for something that will accommodate 8 or so 9600bps serial devices and about 12 VGA/USB devices, all reachable over IP via sane means (ssh, https, etc). Being able to trunk everything through cat5E/RJ45 plant is not necessary; in this application everything is in the same cabinet.
Avocent seem to make a likely-looking box, but (a) it's a bit insanely expensive, and (b) the adapters that you connect using RJ45 to the avocent and via RS232 to the serial devices *each seem to require a power supply* which frankly makes me recoil in horror. Perhaps I mis-read the glossy web page.
Advice would be appreciated; direct mail is fine; I can summarise back to the list if there is interest in me doing so.
Joe