On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 09:19:45AM -0800, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > I'll agree with this (re: webservers not needing USB), except in > regards to one item: keyboards. > > More and more x86 PCs these days are expecting keyboards to be > USB-based. Yes, PS/2 ports are still present on most (but not all) > motherboards, but eventually that will be phased out. > > I like the idea of being able to go to my co-location facility and > plug in a USB keyboard to begin working on a server, and when > finished remove the keyboard and leave.
Don't you really need to have a monitor, as well? I _have_ worked "blind" before, but I didn't enjoy it. I can imagine having a keyboard with me when wandering around, but wouldn't normally have a monitor. I had always thought that the preferred solution for this sort of case was to use a serial console. And what seems to be becoming common on servers is a BIOS that allows you to fully redirect to serial, including BIOS configuration. The servers that I have recently purchased have had a keyboard and monitor plugged into them _once_ -- for the first BIOS setup -- and then never again. -- greg byshenk - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Leiden, NL _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
