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What are some KVM-over-IP or equivalent solutions you guys would recommend for guaranteed remote access and remote power cycle? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Currently, I have SSH, VNC, and Cockpit setup on my home NAS, but I have run into situations where I lose remote access because I did something stupid to the network connection or some update broke the boot process, causing it to get stuck in the BIOS or bootloader.

I am looking for a separate device that will allow me to not only access the NAS as if I had another keyboard, mouse, and monitor present, but also let's me power cycle in the case of extreme situations (hard freeze, etc.). Some googling has turned up the term KVM-over-IP, but I was wondering if any of you guys have any trustworthy recommendations.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's your budget and is the NAS the only device you need to have KVM for?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anything below $500 is good. I just need something that's versatile and also trustworthy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Search eBay for AVOCENT 16 Port Digital KVM Over IP Switch DSR2020

New Avocent DSRIQ-USB for DSR1020 DSR2020 DSR8020 DSR1021 DSR2161 DSR4161

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is the route I went as well. I have a couple MPU2016s at different sites. Like, u/aodhsishaj indicated, they're pretty cheap on the used market; just bear in mind that you'll need a module for each machine. I think this makes sense if you have multiple machines, but I'm not so sure mine can power cycle connected machines (as in with AHCI controls). I can, however, reboot from the command line and interact with BIOS, etc.