[Q] (Slightly OT) KVM Over CAT5 or Other....

[Robert Edwards]

On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:38 am, Alex Satrapa wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-11-06 at 10:32, Robert Edwards wrote:
> > If you are worried about hard drive noise (the bit you cut off the reply
> > on your message) as well as heat, vibration, power consumption,
> > susceptibility to failure etc. then netbooting is a definite worthwhile
> > option.
>
> I wouldn't use network booting if I want my machine to work
>  - away from my normal network
>  - when trying to solve problems with servers crashing
>  - when networking gear has died or is misbehaving
>  - on an untrusted network
>

I think that this issue of network booting came up in the context of providing 
a silent thin-client to a noisy server located elsewhere within someones 
home.

I can't reconcile any of the above points against that requirement.

Cheers,

Bob Edwards.