Remote Desktop Card?

Cerulean

Cerulean

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I don't have a monitor for my computer, nor do I have a KVM (what would be the point of that without a monitor anyway?).

Are there any hardware devices out there that I could connect to to remotely control my computer from my laptop over the network? Basically, instead of using a monitor, I would be remotely connected to the machine and using that "remote window" as the monitor...so then I would be able to go into BIOS, change stuff in BIOS, watch the whole boot process, etc.
 
I have seen such a device. Funny enough, it was in a Airmall magazine on the plane...looking now for it....


Nevermind, i don't think it will show the BIOS.

I wonder if a Comap/HP LiLo board would work for you? Dell has something similar. It would do exactly what you want, but it's usually found in their servers.
 
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they do have over-the-network type KVM's. Can't think of any names, as it has been a long while since I saw anything of that nature.
 
What youre looking for is simply dubbed "remote KVM". I have one, it's called the Spider from Lantronix.

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I have to manage a remote office 300 miles away so I bought them one of these for events where someone is having a BSOD or I need direct bios access remotely. The device is fully powered by USB. One network port goes into the wall, the other goes into the pc. I have them labeled so I just tell someone to "plug everything in where it fits" and presto, I can reboot their pc, enter bios, run disc recovery tools as if I was sitting right there. This thing has saved my butt (and a 600 mile round trip) about 50 times in the last year. Highly recommended.
 
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