Omni Cube Alternative

[[UKLans]Khan]

Hello peeps,

Just setting up a server and I want to use my router's monitor, K'Board and mouse. I've just looked around for the 2 port omnicube and its around £100.

Is there an alternative? £100 seems a bit expensive... but then again it saves me buying a new monitor etc etc.



Thanks,


Khan

 

[Testin da Cable]

depends what you'll be wanting it to do really. a server for what exactly? it may well be possible to do what you want with some older hardware that you can get for perhaps less than 100 squid.

 

[Xavier]

if both machines are networked win9x/NT/2K/XP and and all you want to do is occasionally plonk onto the server to do stuff within windoze itself i'd use VNC - it's a free app and will be perfect for anything bar photoshoppage/games on the server box

Xav

 

[[UKLans]Khan]

Finally work it out, I now have 2 machine's sharing the Monitor, keyboard and mouse through a data switcher:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/product.php?cartid=0205122055181449806&moduleno=13351

cost about £40 with all the cables but it is really good!!

Now I’ve got to get to work on the LANParty server



Cheers for your help guys,


Khan

 

[xane]

Originally posted by [UKLans]Khan
Hello peeps,

Just setting up a server and I want to use my router's monitor, K'Board and mouse. I've just looked around for the 2 port omnicube and its around £100.

Is there an alternative? £100 seems a bit expensive... but then again it saves me buying a new monitor etc etc.



Thanks,


Khan

Er, I got the four port Omnicube for under £100 a few months back, however including the cables it came to around £100.

I got mine from Action (now owned by Insight), I belive the two port is around £50.

 

[[UKLans]Khan]

I've got 2 - 4 port omni cubes at work, very nice bits of kit but I needed one this weekend... Therefore either a £170 for a 4 port omni [PCWorld prices] or this KVM which was £14.99 + cables.


Cheers,


Khan